CVE-2016-9460 Cross-site scripting in Nextcloud Server & ownCloud Server Nextcloud Server before 9.0.52 & ownCloud Server before 9.0.4
Attackers can spoof content in the files app location bar by crafting invalid links, displaying fake error messages to users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-9460?
CVE-2016-9460 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Owncloud Owncloud, published on 28 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Nextcloud Server before 9.0.52 & ownCloud Server before 9.0.4 are vulnerable to a content-spoofing attack in the files app. The location bar in the files app was not verifying the passed parameters. An attacker could craft an invalid link to a fake directory structure and use this to display an attacker-controlled error message to the user.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9460?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Nextcloud Nextcloud, Owncloud Owncloud.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9460?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9460 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-2016-9460 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9460 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Owncloud Owncloud
- CVE-2019-5454 SQL injection in com.nextcloud.client
- CVE-2021-43863 SQL Injection in FileContentProvider (GHSL-2021-1007)
- CVE-2019-5450 Cross-site scripting in com.nextcloud.client
- CVE-2019-5455 Auth bypass in com.nextcloud.client
- CVE-2021-22905 Information disclosure in Nextcloud Android App (com.nextcloud.client)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2pf4-8974-rw6g.