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TI-2016-01452 Aliases CVE-2016-1596GHSA-qmg9-6p3v-cmj4

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Micro Focus Novell Service Desk…

Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Micro Focus Novell Service Desk before 7.2 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a certain (1) user name, (2) tf_aClientFirstName, (3) tf_aClientLastName, (4) ta_selectedTopicContent, (5) tf_orgUnitName, (6) tf_aManufacturerFullName, (7) tf_aManufacturerName, (8) tf_aManufacturerAddress, or (9) tf_aManufacturerCity parameter.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0231 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:novell:service_desk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 7.1VulnerableNovell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:service_desk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.1 Vulnerable ·Novell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-1596
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qmg9-6p3v-cmj4

References

Exploit 1

Other 3

  • TI-2016-01449 Directory traversal vulnerability in the import users feature in Micro Focus Novell… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2016-01451 LiveTime/WebObjects/LiveTime.woa/wa/DownloadAction/downloadFile in Micro Focus Novell… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2016-01450 Micro Focus Novell Service Desk before 7.2 allows remote authenticated users to read… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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