CVE-2016-2228 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2016-2228?

CVE-2016-2228 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 13 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in horde/templates/topbar/_menubar.html.php in Horde Groupware before 5.2.12 and Horde Groupware Webmail Edition before 5.2.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchfield parameter, as demonstrated by a request to xplorer/gollem/manager.php.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2228?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Horde Groupware, Horde Horde Groupware.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2228?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2016-2228 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2228 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2025-39682 Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-9680 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.8

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2228, DSA-3497-1, GHSA-qw64-22p9-qw2r.