CVE-2016-9757

MediumCVSS 5.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

In the Create Tags page of the Rapid7 Nexpose version 6.4.12 user interface, any authenticated user who has the capability to create tags can inject cross-site scripting (XSS) elements in the tag name field. Once this tag is viewed in the Tag Detail page of the Rapid7 Nexpose 6.4.12 UI by another authenticated user, the script is run in that user's browser context.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.4/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-79

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Rapid7	Nexpose	6.4.12

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94996Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://help.rapid7.com/nexpose/en-us/release-notes/#6.4.13Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94996Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://help.rapid7.com/nexpose/en-us/release-notes/#6.4.13Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 20, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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