CVE-2016-8019 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) versions 2.0.3 and earlier. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.1) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through crafted user input, potentially leading to client-side code execution and limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. While no active exploitation or public exploit code specifically for this XSS is noted, a related RCE exploit for older VSEL versions exists on ExploitDB. The vulnerability has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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