CVE-2016-10516
Werkzeug Debugger XSS
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the render_full function in debug/tbtools.py in the debugger in Pallets Werkzeug before 0.11.11 (as used in Pallets Flask and other products) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a field that contains an exception message.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 23, 2017, 4:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the python-werkzeug package.
- If necessary, update the python3-werkzeug package.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2016-10516.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-10516 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-10516
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-10516 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-10516 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://blog.neargle.com/2016/09/21/flask-src-review-get-a-xss-from-debuger/ Added Reference https://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/pull/1001 Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00037.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 04, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00037.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 17, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type http://blog.neargle.com/2016/09/21/flask-src-review-get-a-xss-from-debuger/ No Types Assigned http://blog.neargle.com/2016/09/21/flask-src-review-get-a-xss-from-debuger/ Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/pull/1001 No Types Assigned https://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/pull/1001 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:palletsprojects:werkzeug:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.11.11
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.1
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.31 }} 0.20%
score
0.53942
percentile