CVE-2016-7966
KMail Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Description
Through a malicious URL that contained a quote character it was possible to inject HTML code in KMail's plaintext viewer. Due to the parser used on the URL it was not possible to include the equal sign (=) or a space into the injected HTML, which greatly reduces the available HTML functionality. Although it is possible to include an HTML comment indicator to hide content.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 23, 2016, 10:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:35 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.4
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7966
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-7966.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00065.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3697 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QNMM5TVPTJQFPJ3YDF4DPXDFW3GQLWLY/ |
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CVE-2016-7966 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-7966 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 [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/QNMM5TVPTJQFPJ3YDF4DPXDFW3GQLWLY/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QNMM5TVPTJQFPJ3YDF4DPXDFW3GQLWLY/ -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 27, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3697 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3697 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00065.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00065.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QNMM5TVPTJQFPJ3YDF4DPXDFW3GQLWLY/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QNMM5TVPTJQFPJ3YDF4DPXDFW3GQLWLY/ Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-94 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kde:kmail:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-7966 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-2016-7966
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.80 }} 0.00%
score
0.79046
percentile