TI-2016-07270 Aliases CVE-2016-8855 GHSA-2hmh-wq42-q44g

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in "/sitecore/client/Applications/List…

LOW 31CWE-79Published 2017-03-19 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
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) in "/sitecore/client/Applications/List Manager/Taskpages/Contact list" in Sitecore Experience Platform 8.1 rev. 160519 (8.1 Update-3) allows remote attacks via the Name or Description parameter. This is fixed in 8.2 Update-2.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02186 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD

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:sitecore:experience_platform:8.1:rev._160519::::::	8.1 rev._160519	Vulnerable	Sitecore

cpe:2.3:a:sitecore:experience_platform:8.1:rev._160519:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 rev._160519 Vulnerable ·Sitecore

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-8855
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2hmh-wq42-q44g

References

Exploit 2

TI-2021-18687 Sitecore XP 7.5 Initial Release to Sitecore XP 8.2 Update-7 is vulnerable to an insecure… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2019-07254 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in the Sitecore.Security.AntiCSRF (aka anti CSRF)… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-33607 Sitecore Products ViewState Deserialization Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
TI-2023-17897 Multiple Sitecore products allow remote code execution. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-33610 HTML Cache Poisoning through Unsafe Reflections CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-11899 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Sitecore Experience Platform through 10.2 allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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