CVE-2016-8348 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting Emerson Liebert SiteScan Web versions 6.5 and prior. This critical flaw, with a CVSS score of 9.8, allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely inject malicious XML, leading to arbitrary code execution or disclosure of sensitive file contents from the server or connected network. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emerson:liebert_sitescan_web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.