Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in management scripts in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before RU6 MP…

published 2016-06-30 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-4677

cvss: 5.4; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.6%; EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in management scripts in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before RU6 MP5 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Timeline

2016-06-29 First public exploit (EDB-40041)
2016-06-30 Published

Exploit prediction

2.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

EDB-40041 Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 12.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities webapps, 2016-06-29

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	5.4	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	3.5	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/40041/
exploit
symantec.com /security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160628
vendor-advisory
securitytracker.com /id/1036196
vdb-entry
securityfocus.com /bid/91444
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2016-3652
NVD CVE-2016-3652

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary