TI-2016-04536 Aliases CVE-2016-5236 GHSA-j6g8-4mwr-62cx

Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in F5 WebSafe Dashboard 3.9.5 and earlier, aka…

LOW 25CWE-79Published 2019-07-01 · Updated 2024-08-06

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

Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in F5 WebSafe Dashboard 3.9.5 and earlier, aka F5 WebSafe Alert Server, allow privileged authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML when creating a new user, account or signature.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00624 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07

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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:websafe_alert_server::::::::	up to 3.9.5	Vulnerable	F5

cpe:2.3:a:f5:websafe_alert_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.9.5 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5236
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j6g8-4mwr-62cx
2026-11-03 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 1

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K55922302

TI-2018-04050 Improper input validation in F5 WebSafe Alert Server CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2016-04535 A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions of F5 WebSafe Dashboard 3.9.x and… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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