CVE-2016-9757

Published Dec 20, 2016

Last updated 8 years ago

Overview

Description
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.
Source
cve@rapid7.com
NVD status
Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

Type
Primary
Base score
5.4
Impact score
2.7
Exploitability score
2.3
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
3.5
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
6.8
Vector string
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-79

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations