CVE-2016-3709

libxml2: Incorrect server side include parsing can lead to XSS

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Possible cross-site scripting vulnerability in libxml after commit 960f0e2.

Una posible vulnerabilidad de tipo cross-site scripting en libxml versiones posteriores al commit 960f0e2

A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in libxml2. A specially crafted input, when serialized and re-parsed by the libxml2 library, will result in a document with element attributes that did not exist in the original document.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv3.1 6.1

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-03-30 CVE Reserved
2022-07-28 CVE Published
2024-02-18 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2018-January/msg00010.html	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3709	2023-08-28
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2112766	2023-08-28

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Xmlsoft Search vendor "Xmlsoft"		Libxml2 Search vendor "Xmlsoft" for product "Libxml2"				>= 2.9.2 < 2.9.11 Search vendor "Xmlsoft" for product "Libxml2" and version " >= 2.9.2 < 2.9.11"		-		Affected