CVE-2016-9471
3.1 · LOWOverview
CVE-2016-9471 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting revive-adserver revive_adserver. It was published on March 28, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 3.1 (LOW).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 3.1, rated LOW. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
Revive Adserver before 3.2.5 and 4.0.0 suffers from Special Element Injection. Usernames weren't properly sanitised when creating users on a Revive Adserver instance. Especially, control characters were not filtered, allowing apparently identical usernames to co-exist in the system, due to the fact that such characters are normally ignored when an HTML page is displayed in a browser. The issue could have therefore been exploited for user spoofing, although elevated privileges are required to create users within Revive Adserver.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from revive-adserver. Update revive_adserver to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| revive-adserver | revive_adserver | 0 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2016-9471?
CVE-2016-9471 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting revive-adserver revive_adserver. It was published on March 28, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 3.1 (LOW).
How severe is CVE-2016-9471?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 3.1, rated LOW. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2016-9471?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from revive-adserver. Update revive_adserver to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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