Ubuntu.comUB:CVE-2016-9909CVE-2016-9909
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
6.1 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
70.9%
The serializer in html5lib before 0.99999999 might allow remote attackers
to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by leveraging mishandling of
the < (less than) character in attribute values.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| sbeattie | same commit as CVE-2016-9910 fix changes externally visible api from True |
References
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/06/5
github.com/html5lib/html5lib-python/issues/11
github.com/html5lib/html5lib-python/issues/12
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-9909
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9909
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9909
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9909
www.sourceclear.com/registry/security/cross-site-scripting-xss-/python/sid-3068
Related
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
6.1 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
70.9%