CVE-2016-7138 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the URL checking infrastructure of Plone CMS versions 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML by crafting a malicious URL. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and the potential for limited confidentiality and integrity impacts, primarily requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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