What is CVE-2016-9757?

CVE-2016-9757 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Nexpose, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-9757?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Rapid7 Nexpose

CVE-2016-9757

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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (48.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Rapid7 Nexpose — versions 6.4.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@rapid7.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@rapid7.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9757?: CVE-2016-9757 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Nexpose, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-9757?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.