CVE-2016-6555 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2016-6555

OpenNMS Stored XSS via SNMP Trap Alerts

Vulnerability Description

OpenNMS version 18.0.1 and prior are vulnerable to a stored XSS issue due to insufficient filtering of SNMP trap supplied data. By creating a malicious SNMP trap, an attacker can store an XSS payload which will trigger when a user of the web UI views the events list page. This issue was fixed in version 18.0.2, released on September 20, 2016.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • This issue was discovered by Matthew Kienow and disclosure was coordinated by Rapid7.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

OpenNMS
Vulnerable Versions:
18.0.1

Timeline

Official Publish: June 15th, 2022
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)