# CVE-2018-16316: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary JavaScript via the Team Name field in Portainer, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Sep 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7cjm-g6f3-rgvg

## What is CVE-2018-16316?

CVE-2018-16316 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A stored Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Portainer through 1.19.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary JavaScript and/or HTML via the Team Name field.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16316?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Portainer Portainer.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-16316?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16316 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-16316 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16316 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-16872](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16872/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-24961](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24961/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-24264](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24264/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-19466](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19466/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-19367](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19367/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-16316 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-16316 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16316 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2018-16316/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16316/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16316
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16316
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16316

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16316/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.