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CVE-2016-9891

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9891 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Dotclear versions prior to 2.11, specifically in the admin/media.php and admin/media_item.php files. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by manipulating the media title parameter. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.4), it requires user interaction and authenticated access, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.10.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dotclear:dotclear:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.96%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
57.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0096 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 15,193 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

dev.dotclear.org / 2.0/changeset/5536ac77e915
Issue TrackingPatch
dev.dotclear.org / 2.0/ticket/2224
Issue Tracking
dotclear.org / blog/post/2016/12/28/Dotclear-2.11
Release NotesVendor Advisory
hg.dotclear.org / dotclear/rev/712559193a6e
Release NotesVendor Advisory
smarterbitbybit.com / cve-2016-9891-dotclear-xss-vulnerability-in-version-2-10-4
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95156
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry