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…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (47.1th 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.