CVE-2016-10510

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Security component of Kohana before 3.3.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by bypassing the strip_image_tags protection mechanism in system/classes/Kohana/Security.php.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.67% Top 30%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory checkmarx.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00015.html third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/kohana/kohana/releases/tag/v3.3.6 third party advisory release notes
https://github.com/kohana/kohana/issues/107 exploit third party advisory patch
https://www.checkmarx.com/advisories/cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-in-kohana/ third party advisory exploit
https://advisory.checkmarx.net/advisory/CX-2016-4451

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-10510?
CVE-2016-10510 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-10510?
To fix CVE-2016-10510, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-10510 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-10510 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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