CVE-2016-9271 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Cross-site scripting in Cloudera Manager's help search allows attackers to execute scripts or hijack sessions.
- 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-2016-9271?
CVE-2016-9271 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Nov 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cloudera Manager 5.7.x before 5.7.6, 5.8.x before 5.8.4, and 5.9.x before 5.9.1 allows XSS in the help search feature.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9271?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cloudera Cloudera Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9271?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9271 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-2016-9271 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9271 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x687-4r8f-56rh.