XSS in Djangoproject Django
CVE-2016-6186
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the dismissChangeRelatedObjectPopup function in contrib/admin/static/admin/js/admin/RelatedObjectLookups.js in Django before 1.8.14, 1.9.x before 1.9.8, and 1.10.x before 1.10rc1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving unsafe usage of Element.innerHTML.
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: 0.056 (92.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.056 · newest: 0.056 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Djangoproject Django — versions 1.9, 1.9.0, 1.9.1
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036338 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/53 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1594.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3622 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538947/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/137965/Django-3.3.0-Script-Insertion.html (VDB Entry)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3039-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6186?
- CVE-2016-6186 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-08-05.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6186?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.