What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-9466?

CVE-2016-9466 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.5%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2016-9466?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2016-9466. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.5%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-9466?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2016-9466. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Nextcloud CVE-2016-9466

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2017-03-28 support@hackerone.com

XSS Nextcloud Nextcloud Server Owncloud

6.1

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.1 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Mar 28, 2017 - 02:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionCVE.org

Nextcloud Server before 10.0.1 & ownCloud Server before 9.0.6 and 9.1.2 suffer from Reflected XSS in the Gallery application. The gallery app was not properly sanitizing exception messages from the Nextcloud/ownCloud server. Due to an endpoint where an attacker could influence the error message, this led to a reflected Cross-Site-Scripting vulnerability.

AnalysisAI

Nextcloud Server before 10.0.1 & ownCloud Server before 9.0.6 and 9.1.2 suffer from Reflected XSS in the Gallery application. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Nextcloud Server before 10.0.1 & ownCloud Server before 9.0.6 and 9.1.2 suffer from Reflected XSS in the Gallery application. The gallery app was not properly sanitizing exception messages from the Nextcloud/ownCloud server. Due to an endpoint where an attacker could influence the error message, this led to a reflected Cross-Site-Scripting vulnerability. Affected products include: Nextcloud Nextcloud Server, Owncloud. Version information: before 10.0.1.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.