CVE-2016-9471 describes a Special Element Injection vulnerability in Revive Adserver versions prior to 3.2.5 and 4.0.0. This flaw allows for user spoofing due to improper sanitization of control characters in usernames, leading to visually identical but distinct user accounts. The vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 3.1 (Low), indicating a network attack vector with high attack complexity, requiring high privileges and user interaction, resulting in low impact 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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:revive-adserver:revive_adserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:revive-adserver:revive_adserver:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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