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CVE-2016-9202

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9202 describes a persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) Switches. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this to execute malicious scripts in the context of a legitimate user's browser. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, with potential impacts on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
9.1.1-036CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.1-036:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.1.2-023CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.2-023:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.1.2-028CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.2-028:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.1.2-036CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.2-036:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
67.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0128 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 26,208 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161207-esa1
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94799
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037423
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry