7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-6342
Elog Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Description

elog 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to post data as any username in the logbook.

INFO

Published Date :

June 27, 2017, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:55 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6342 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 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Elog_project elog

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-6342 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6342 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1371328
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N4ZQOPXSMJAJIXH5MRPQS2ZISYJPSLQK/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/N4ZQOPXSMJAJIXH5MRPQS2ZISYJPSLQK/ [Third Party Advisory]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N4ZQOPXSMJAJIXH5MRPQS2ZISYJPSLQK/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    May. 28, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:midas:elog:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:elog_project:elog:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/N4ZQOPXSMJAJIXH5MRPQS2ZISYJPSLQK/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/N4ZQOPXSMJAJIXH5MRPQS2ZISYJPSLQK/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1371328 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1371328 Issue Tracking
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:midas:elog:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.20 }} 0.04%

score

0.56955

percentile

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