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CWE-116

Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

The product prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved.

475
Assigned CVEs
81st
Commonality Rank
6.9
Avg CVSS
0.8%
In CISA KEV

Volume and Severity of Assigned CVEs Over Time

Volume of CVEs assigned to CWE-116 and their average CVSS base score over time.

Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Nov 23, 2013
12 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Jul 17, 2026
7 days ago

Top CVEs Assigned This CWE

Top CVEs that have been assigned this CWE. A single CVE can have multiple CWE assignments, though many have just one.

475 CVEs · Highest risk first

CVEPublishedCVSSRiskKEVExploit
CVE-2024-38475CRITICAL
Improper escaping of output in mod_rewrite in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier allows an attacker to map URLs to filesystem locations that are permitted to be served by the se
Jul 1, 20249.197YESYES
CVE-2022-36446CRITICAL
software/apt-lib.pl in Webmin before 1.997 lacks HTML escaping for a UI command.
Jul 25, 20229.894NOYES
CVE-2026-20245HIGH
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller, formerly SD-WAN vSmart, Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly SD-WAN vManage, and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Validator,
Jun 4, 20267.888YESNO
CVE-2022-30781HIGH
Gitea before 1.16.7 does not escape git fetch remote.
May 16, 20227.586NOYES
CVE-2022-24682MEDIUM
An issue was discovered in the Calendar feature in Zimbra Collaboration Suite 8.8.x before 8.8.15 patch 30 (update 1), as exploited in the wild starting in December 2021. An attack
Feb 9, 20226.182YESYES
CVE-2021-31806MEDIUM
An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.15 and 5.x before 5.0.6. Due to a memory-management bug, it is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack (against all clients using the pro
May 27, 20216.581NOYES
CVE-2022-42948CRITICAL
Cobalt Strike 4.7.1 fails to properly escape HTML tags when they are displayed on Swing components. By injecting crafted HTML code, it is possible to remotely execute code in the C
Mar 24, 20239.870YESNO
CVE-2022-36099HIGH
XWiki Platform Wiki UI Main Wiki is software for managing subwikis on XWiki Platform, a generic wiki platform. Starting with version 5.3-milestone-2 and prior to versions 13.10.6 a
Sep 8, 20228.870NONO
CVE-2022-36100HIGH
XWiki Platform Applications Tag and XWiki Platform Tag UI are tag applications for XWiki, a generic wiki platform. Starting with version 1.7 in XWiki Platform Applications Tag and
Sep 8, 20228.869NONO
CVE-2023-32071CRITICAL
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in versions 2.2-milestone-1 and prior to versions 14.4.8, 14.10.4, and 15.0-rc-1, it's possible to execute javascript with the r
May 9, 20239.067NONO
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CVE Severity & Scoring

This CWEGlobal (All CVEs)
0.0-0.9
1.0-1.9
2.0-2.9
3.0-3.9
10%
4.0-4.9
20%
19%
5.0-5.9
22%
16%
6.0-6.9
20%
26%
7.0-7.9
13%
11%
8.0-8.9
14%
14%
9.0-10.0
unknown
CVSS Score Range

Exploit Exposure

Exploit activity across CVEs assigned to this CWE, including CVEs that carry other CWE assignments.

CISA KEV
4 CVEs
0.8% of CVEs· 89th percentile
Metasploit
4 CVEs
0.8% of CVEs· 86th percentile
Nuclei
9 CVEs
1.9% of CVEs· 89th percentile
ExploitDB
4 CVEs
0.8% of CVEs· 79th percentile

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Media Mentions

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