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CVE-2016-5737 Details

Description

The Gerrit configuration in the Openstack Puppet module for Gerrit (aka puppet-gerrit) improperly marks text/html as a safe mimetype, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted review.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.1 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/openstack-infra/puppet-gerrit/commit/8573c2ee172f66c1667de49685c88fdc8883ca8b CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/22/2 CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91352 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/openstack-infra/puppet-gerrit/commit/8573c2ee172f66c1667de49685c88fdc8883ca8b [email protected]Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/22/2 [email protected]Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
openstack puppet-gerrit
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:openstack:puppet-gerrit:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-5737
NVD Published Date:
Jan 12, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-5737 Details - Not Deferred