CVE-2016-6523 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the media manager in Dotclear before 2.10 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) q or (2) link_type parameter to admin/media.php.

Published: 2016-12-09

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dotclear:dotclear:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7444	Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the media manager in Dotclear before 2.10 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) q or (2) link_type parameter to admin/media.php.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00793.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/13
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92272
https://hg.dotclear.org/dotclear/file/18dc878c1178/CHANGELOG
https://hg.dotclear.org/dotclear/rev/40d0207e520d

History

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Subscriptions

Dotclear Dotclear

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-12-09T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:29:20.320Z

Reserved: 2016-08-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6523

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-12-09T20:59:03.047

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-6523

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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