CVE-2016-6523

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6523
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-12-09 20:59:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionMultiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the media manager in Dotclear before 2.10 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) q or (2) link_type parameter to admin/media.php.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.1 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.007930000 probability, percentile 0.740200000 (date 2026-05-10)

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Dotclear Dotclear All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE request: XSS vulns in Dotclear v2.9.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: XSS vulns in Dotclear v2.9.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Dotclear: CHANGELOG@18dc878c1178 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hg.dotclear.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Dotclear: changeset 3295:40d0207e520d af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hg.dotclear.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Dotclear CVE-2016-6523 Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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