XSS in Select2

CVE-2016-10744

In Select2 through 4.0.5, as used in Snipe-IT and other products, rich selectlists allow XSS. This affects use cases with Ajax remote data loading when HTML templates are used to display listbox data.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.022 (80.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10744?
CVE-2016-10744 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Select2, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2016-10744?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-10744 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.