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CVE-2016-9891

Published: Dec 29, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79
5.4MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.0%
Top 41.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

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).

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:RS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

dotclear
oss-project
dotclearOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95156
securityfocus.com
https://dev.dotclear.org/2.0/changeset/5536ac77e915
dev.dotclear.org
https://dev.dotclear.org/2.0/ticket/2224
dev.dotclear.org
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