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CVE-2016-6186

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the dismissChangeRelatedObjectPopup function in contrib/admin/static/admin/j

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the dismissChangeRelatedObjectPopup function in contrib/admin/static/admin/js/admin/RelatedObjectLookups.js in Django before 1.8.14, 1.9.x before 1.9.8, and 1.10.x before 1.10rc1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving unsafe usage of Element.innerHTML.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 EPSS 0.16367
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 5% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Affected Products & Versions

3
debian linuxall versions
djangoproject django<= 1.8.13
djangoproject djangoall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI django MODERATE fixed in 1.8.14
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
webappsDjango CMS 3.3.0 - Editor Snippet Persistent Cross-Site Scriptingverified
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · Django-3.3.0-Script-Insertion.htmlpacketstormsecurity.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 40129www.exploit-db.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

1
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumDjango Framework Exceptions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD05 Aug 2016 · 03:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

4
usnUSN-3039-1
rhsaRHSA-2016:1594Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2016:1595Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2016:1596Moderate
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References & Sources

15
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1594.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1595.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1596.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/53Mailing ListPatch
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3622Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538947/100/0/threaded
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