CVE-2016-1566 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Authenticated attackers can inject scripts via crafted filenames in Guacamole's file browser when shared transfers are enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-1566?
CVE-2016-1566 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Feb 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the file browser in Guacamole 0.9.8 and 0.9.9, when file transfer is enabled to a location shared by multiple users, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename. NOTE: this vulnerability was fixed in guacamole.war on 2016-01-13, but the version number was not changed.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1566?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apache Guacamole.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1566?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1566 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2016-1566 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1566 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-h3fg-gg9m-6pp2.