# CVE-2016-9466: Cross-site scripting in Nextcloud Server & ownCloud Server Nextcloud Server before 10.0.1 & ownCloud Server before 9.0.6 and 9.1.2

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via unsanitized exception messages in the Gallery application of Nextcloud and ownCloud servers.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Mar 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m5x2-59hv-phpr

## What is CVE-2016-9466?

CVE-2016-9466 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Nextcloud Nextcloud Server, published on 28 Mar 2017. 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

Nextcloud Server before 10.0.1 & ownCloud Server before 9.0.6 and 9.1.2 suffer from Reflected XSS in the Gallery application. The gallery app was not properly sanitizing exception messages from the Nextcloud/ownCloud server. Due to an endpoint where an attacker could influence the error message, this led to a reflected Cross-Site-Scripting vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9466?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Nextcloud Nextcloud Server, Owncloud Owncloud.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-9466?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9466 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-9466 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9466 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Nextcloud Nextcloud Server

- [CVE-2021-32802](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32802/): Preview generation used third-party library not suited for user-generated content in Nextcloud server (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2023-26482](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26482/): Scope of workflow operations is not validated in nextcloud server (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2018-3775](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3775/): Auth bypass in Nextcloud Server (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-35172](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35172/): Nextcloud Server password reset endpoint is not brute force protected (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2023-32320](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32320/): Nextcloud Server's brute force protection allows someone to send more requests than intended (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-9466 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-9466 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Nextcloud Nextcloud Server, published on 28 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9466 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Nextcloud Nextcloud Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9466/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9466/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9466
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9466
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9466

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9466/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.