CVE-2016-4561

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cgierror function in CGI.pm in ikiwiki before 3.20160506 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors involving an error message.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.36%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ikiwiki.info
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://source.ikiwiki.branchable.com/?p=source.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=32ef584dc5abb6ddb9f794f94ea0b2934967bba7
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3571 vendor advisory
http://ikiwiki.info/security/#index43h2 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4561?
CVE-2016-4561 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4561?
To fix CVE-2016-4561, 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-2016-4561 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-4561 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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