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CVE-2016-10516: Pallets Werkzeug cross-site scripting vulnerability

May 14, 2022 (updated November 19, 2024)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the render_full function in debug/tbtools.py in the debugger in Pallets Werkzeug before 0.11.11 (as used in Pallets Flask and other products) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a field that contains an exception message.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-h2fp-xgx6-xh6f
  • github.com/pallets/werkzeug
  • github.com/pallets/werkzeug/commit/1034edc7f901dd645ec6e462754111b39002bd65
  • github.com/pallets/werkzeug/pull/1001
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/werkzeug/PYSEC-2017-43.yaml
  • lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00037.html
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10516

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.11.11

Fixed versions

  • 0.11.11

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.11.11 or above.

Impact 6.1 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

pypi/Werkzeug/CVE-2016-10516.yml

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