CVE-2016-4508
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 Rexroth Bosch BLADEcontrol-WebVIS 3.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
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 · moderate confidenceCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Rexroth Bosch BLADEcontrol-WebVIS web interface version 3.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript or HTML into web pages viewed by other users. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input validation or output encoding in unspecified user-controlled fields within the application's web interface.
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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<= 3.0.2CVSS 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:3.1/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 installed BLADEcontrol-WebVIS versionAccess the web interface login page or check the application installation directory for version information files, typically found in the application's about page, header, or a VERSION/RELEASE file within the installation folderAffected if The displayed or recorded version number is 3.0.2 or lower
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Verify web interface is accessibleConfirm the BLADEcontrol-WebVIS web application is running and reachable by accessing the base URL of the application in a web browser or via curl/wget to the HTTP/HTTPS endpointAffected if The web interface responds and is exposed to network access, making the XSS vulnerable to remote attackers
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Locate web application source filesNavigate to the web application root directory (commonly under the installation path, often in a /web, /htdocs, or /www folder) and enumerate JavaServer Pages, HTML forms, or configuration files that handle user inputAffected if The application contains input-handling pages without proper output encoding mechanisms visible in the source code
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Check for input validation configurationExamine the application's configuration files (XML, properties, or config files) for any input validation, filtering, or sanitization settings related to user-supplied parametersAffected if No input validation rules are defined or the validation settings are absent for user-controlled fields
A user is affected if BLADEcontrol-WebVIS version 3.0.2 or earlier is installed and the web interface is accessible, as this version contains the unspecified fields lacking proper input validation that enable XSS attacks.
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 dataApply vendor-supplied patches for BLADEcontrol-WebVIS 3.0.2 or later, and implement context-aware output encoding and input validation for all user-supplied data in web application components.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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