XSS in Greenbone OS
CVE-2016-1926
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the charts module in Greenbone Security Assistant (GSA) 6.x before 6.0.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the aggregate_type parameter in a get_aggregate command to omp.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (75.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Greenbone OS — versions 3.1.1, 3.1.6, 3.1.7
- Greenbone Security Assistant — versions 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 22, 23
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- en.internetwache.org/cve-2016-1926-xss-in-the-greenbone-security-assistant-20-0… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183371.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.greenbone.net/technology/gbsa2016-01.html (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openvas.org/OVSA20160113.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537335/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/135328/OpenVAS-Greenbone-Security-Assistant-Cross… (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184478.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1926?
- CVE-2016-1926 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Greenbone OS, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-01-26.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1926?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.