CVE-2016-1214
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "Response request" function in Cybozu Garoon before 4.2.2.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the 'Response request' function of Cybozu Garoon, a Japanese collaboration software. The vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through the response request feature, likely due to insufficient input sanitization or output encoding. This is a stored XSS vulnerability affecting versions prior to 4.2.2.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 4.2.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Cybozu Garoon is installedLocate the Cybozu Garoon installation in your environment; typical installation paths may include /opt/garoon, /var/www/garoon, or C:\Program Files\Cybozu\Garoon on Windows servers. Check with your system administrator or documentation for the specific installation directory.Affected if Cybozu Garoon software is present on the system
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Determine the installed Cybozu Garoon versionAccess the Garoon system information page (typically via Administration > System Settings > System Information in the web interface) or check version files in the installation directory. Compare the installed version number against the affected range.Affected if The installed version is 4.2.1 or earlier (any version <= 4.2.1)
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Verify if the Response request function is accessibleLog in to Garoon as an administrator and navigate to the system configuration to confirm whether the 'Response request' module is enabled. Check user permissions to determine which users or groups can access this feature.Affected if The 'Response request' function is enabled and accessible to users, particularly untrusted or external users
You are affected if Cybozu Garoon version 4.2.1 or earlier is installed AND the 'Response request' function is enabled and accessible to potentially untrusted users in your environment.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Cybozu Garoon to version 4.2.2 or later to obtain the vendor patch. Until the update is applied, disable or restrict access to the 'Response request' function for untrusted users.
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