CVE-2016-9891 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/media.php and admin/media_item.php in Dotclear before 2.11 allows remote authenticated us…
published 2016-12-29 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-10680
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/media.php and admin/media_item.php in Dotclear before 2.11 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the upfiletitle or media_title parameter (aka the media title).
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
dev.dotclear.org
/2.0/changeset/5536ac77e915
issue-tracking, patch
-
hg.dotclear.org
/dotclear/rev/712559193a6e
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
dotclear.org
/blog/post/2016/12/28/Dotclear-2.11
release-notes, vendor-advisory
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dev.dotclear.org
/2.0/ticket/2224
issue-tracking
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/95156
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
smarterbitbybit.com
/cve-2016-9891-dotclear-xss-vulnerability-in-version-2-10-4/
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-9891
- NVD CVE-2016-9891
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