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    CVE-2016-5394

    In the XSS Protection API module before 1.0.12 in Apache Sling, the encoding done by the XSSAPI.encodeForJSString() method is not restrictive enough and for some input patterns allows script tags to pass through unencoded, leading to potential XSS vulnerabilities.

    Published:Jul 19, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Jul 19, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.01094
    CVSS Score:6.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apache
    Product
    Sling

    Exploits

    https://github.com/epicosy/VUL4J-23https://github.com/shoucheng3/apache__sling-org-apache-sling-xss_CVE-2016-5394_1-0-8

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High