CVE-2016-1596 — Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Micro Focus Novell Service Desk before 7.2 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a certain (1) user name, (2) tf_aClientFirstName, (3) tf_aClientLastName, (4) ta_selectedTopicContent, (5) tf_orgUnitName, (6) tf_aManufacturerFullName, (7) tf_aManufacturerName, (8) tf_aManufacturerAddress, or (9) tf_aManufacturerCity parameter

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MEDIUM

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Micro Focus Novell Service Desk before 7.2 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a certain (1) user name, (2) tf_aClientFirstName, (3) tf_aClientLastName, (4) ta_selectedTopicContent, (5) tf_orgUnitName, (6) tf_aManufacturerFullName, (7) tf_aManufacturerName, (8) tf_aManufacturerAddress, or (9) tf_aManufacturerCity parameter

Published Apr 22, 2016

5.4

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 2.43%

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Micro Focus Novell Service Desk before 7.2 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a certain (1) user name, (2) tf_aClientFirstName, (3) tf_aClientLastName, (4) ta_selectedTopicContent, (5) tf_orgUnitName, (6) tf_aManufacturerFullName, (7) tf_aManufacturerName, (8) tf_aManufacturerAddress, or (9) tf_aManufacturerCity parameter.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.43% 0.02427

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02427

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (12 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	2.43% (0.02427)	83.64th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.43% (0.02427)	82.03th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.64% (0.00637)	68.73th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	1.22% (0.01217)	85.93th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Nov 8, 2023	1.22% (0.01217)	83.70th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 24, 2023	1.29% (0.01293)	84.04th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 15, 2023	0.92% (0.00915)	80.61th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.23% (0.00226)	59.01th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.13% (0.01132)	56.11th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 22, 2022	1.13% (0.01132)	54.59th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.13% (0.01132)	52.58th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.13% (0.01132)	30.65th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-79

Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

References (5)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538043/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136646
x_refsource_MISC
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/novell-service-desk-7.1.0.txt
x_refsource_MISC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39687/
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017431
x_refsource_CONFIRM

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538043/100/0/threaded		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136646		x_refsource_MISC
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/novell-service-desk-7.1.0.txt		x_refsource_MISC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39687/		exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017431		x_refsource_CONFIRM