6.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-6186
Django RelatedObjectLookups Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 5, 2016, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:33 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6186 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Djangoproject django

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-6186 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6186 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KHHPN6MISX5I6UTXQHYLPTLEEUE6WDXW/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DMLLFAUT4J4IP4P2KI4NOVWRMHA22WUJ/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DMLLFAUT4J4IP4P2KI4NOVWRMHA22WUJ/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KHHPN6MISX5I6UTXQHYLPTLEEUE6WDXW/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/538947/100/0/threaded [VDB Entry]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538947/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92058 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1596.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1595.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40129/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DMLLFAUT4J4IP4P2KI4NOVWRMHA22WUJ/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1594.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KHHPN6MISX5I6UTXQHYLPTLEEUE6WDXW/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 05, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.10:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.10:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.9.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    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://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137965/Django-3.3.0-Script-Insertion.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137965/Django-3.3.0-Script-Insertion.html VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/538947/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/538947/100/0/threaded VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=1869 No Types Assigned http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=1869 Third Party Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036338 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036338 VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3039-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3039-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3622 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3622 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/django/django/commit/d03bf6fe4e9bf5b07de62c1a271c4b41a7d3d158 No Types Assigned https://github.com/django/django/commit/d03bf6fe4e9bf5b07de62c1a271c4b41a7d3d158 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/django/django/commit/f68e5a99164867ab0e071a936470958ed867479d No Types Assigned https://github.com/django/django/commit/f68e5a99164867ab0e071a936470958ed867479d Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/jul/18/security-releases/ No Types Assigned https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/jul/18/security-releases/ Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/53 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/53 Mailing List, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-79
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 05, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-6186 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-2016-6186 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.37 }} 0.00%

score

0.68305

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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