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CVE-2016-9757

In the Create Tags page of the Rapid7 Nexpose version 6.4.12 user interface, any authenticated user who has the capability to create tags c…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.4
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.6%
percentile 51%
Public exploits
0
none known

In the Create Tags page of the Rapid7 Nexpose version 6.4.12 user interface, any authenticated user who has the capability to create tags can inject cross-site scripting (XSS) elements in the tag name field. Once this tag is viewed in the Tag Detail page of the Rapid7 Nexpose 6.4.12 UI by another authenticated user, the script is run in that user's browser context.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.65% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.4CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD2.03.5AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Rapid7 Nexpose

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

  • help.rapid7.com /nexpose/en-us/release-notes/#6.4.13 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94996 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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