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CVE-2016-5761

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5761 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Novell GroupWise versions prior to 2014 R2 Service Pack 1 Hot Patch 1, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious web script through crafted emails. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but can be exploited over the network (AV:N), potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. While no public exploit code or active exploitation is reported, it has received some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2012CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2014CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:2014:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
2014CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:2014:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2014CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:2014:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2014CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:2014:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0126 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 26,234 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/138503/Micro-Focus-GroupWise-Cross-Site-Scripting-Overflows.html
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/123
novell.com / support/kb/doc.php
sec-consult.com / fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160825-0_Micro_Focus_GroupWise_Multiple_vulnerabilities_v10.txt
securityfocus.com / archive/1/539296/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/92645