medium
6.1
CWE
79
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2016-1926: XSS

First published: Tue Jan 26 2016(Updated: )

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the charts module in Greenbone Security Assistant (GSA) 6.x before 6.0.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the aggregate_type parameter in a get_aggregate command to omp.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Greenbone Security Assistant=6.0.0
Greenbone Security Assistant=6.0.1
Greenbone Security Assistant=6.0.2
Greenbone Security Assistant=6.0.3
Greenbone Security Assistant=6.0.4
Greenbone Security Assistant=6.0.5
Greenbone Security Assistant=6.0.6
Greenbone Security Assistant=6.0.7
Greenbone OS=3.1.1
Greenbone OS=3.1.6
Greenbone OS=3.1.7
Greenbone OS=3.1.8
Greenbone OS=3.1.9
Greenbone OS=3.1.10
Greenbone OS=3.1.11
Greenbone OS=3.1.12
Greenbone OS=3.1.13
Greenbone OS=3.1.14
Greenbone OS=3.1.15
Greenbone OS=3.1.16
Greenbone OS=3.1.17
Greenbone OS=3.1.18
Greenbone OS=3.1.19
Greenbone OS=3.1.20
Greenbone OS=3.1.21
Greenbone OS=3.1.22
Greenbone OS=3.1.23
Fedora=22
Fedora=23

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2016-1926?

    CVE-2016-1926 is considered a medium severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

  • How do I fix CVE-2016-1926?

    To fix CVE-2016-1926, upgrade to Greenbone Security Assistant version 6.0.8 or later.

  • What is affected by CVE-2016-1926?

    CVE-2016-1926 affects Greenbone Security Assistant versions 6.0.0 through 6.0.7.

  • What kind of attack is CVE-2016-1926 used for?

    CVE-2016-1926 can be exploited to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML through the aggregate_type parameter.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2016-1926?

    No specific workaround is recommended for CVE-2016-1926; however, upgrading to the patched version is the best solution.

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