CVE-2016-1566
published 2017-02-02CVE-2016-1566: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the file browser in Guacamole 0.9.8 and 0.9.9, when file transfer is enabled to a location shared by multiple…
PriorityP424medium5.4CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRLUIRSCCLILAN
EPSS
2.22%
80.6th percentile
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the file browser in Guacamole 0.9.8 and 0.9.9, when file transfer is enabled to a location shared by multiple users, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename. NOTE: this vulnerability was fixed in guacamole.war on 2016-01-13, but the version number was not changed.
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | guacamole | — | — |
| apache | guacamole | — | — |
| apache | guacamole | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvdv2.03.5LOWAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
vendor_apache5.4MEDIUM
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Apache
Apache guacamole: CVE-2016-1566
vendor_apache·CVSS 5.4
CVE-2016-1566 [MEDIUM] Apache guacamole: CVE-2016-1566
Apache guacamole: CVE-2016-1566
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered through which files with specially-crafted filenames could lead to JavaScript execution if file transfer is enabled to a location which is shared by multiple users, and the filename is displayed within the file browser located within the Guacamole menu. Acknowledgements: We would like to thank Niv Levy for reporting this issue.
GHSA
GHSA-h3fg-gg9m-6pp2: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the file browser in Guacamole 0
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2016-1566 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 GHSA-h3fg-gg9m-6pp2: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the file browser in Guacamole 0
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the file browser in Guacamole 0.9.8 and 0.9.9, when file transfer is enabled to a location shared by multiple users, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename. NOTE: this vulnerability was fixed in guacamole.war on 2016-01-13, but the version number was not changed.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-1566 guacamole: Stored cross-site scripting
bugzilla·2017-02-02·CVSS 5.4
CVE-2016-1566 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-1566 guacamole: Stored cross-site scripting
CVE-2016-1566 guacamole: Stored cross-site scripting
Since version 0.9.8, Guacamole has provided access to files via a file browser located in the Guacamole menu. If file transfer is enabled on a remote desktop connection, this file browser displays a navigable hierarchy of files to which the user has access.
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered and reported by Niv Levy through which files with specially-crafted names could lead to JavaScript execution if file transfer is enabled to a location which is shared by multiple users.
External References:
https://sourceforge.net/p/guacamole/news/2016/02/security-advisory---stored-xss-cve-2016-1566--guac-1465/
Discussion:
Created guacamole tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-6 [bug 1418776]
Affects: epel-7 [bug
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-1566 guacamole: Stored cross-site scripting [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-02-02·CVSS 5.4
CVE-2016-1566 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-1566 guacamole: Stored cross-site scripting [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-1566 guacamole: Stored cross-site scripting [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of Fedora.
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-1566 guacamole: Stored cross-site scripting [epel-6]
bugzilla·2017-02-02·CVSS 5.4
CVE-2016-1566 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-1566 guacamole: Stored cross-site scripting [epel-6]
CVE-2016-1566 guacamole: Stored cross-site scripting [epel-6]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-6.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
Discussion:
This message is a reminder that EPEL 6 is nearing its end o
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-1566 guacamole: Stored cross-site scripting [epel-7]
bugzilla·2017-02-02·CVSS 5.4
CVE-2016-1566 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-1566 guacamole: Stored cross-site scripting [epel-7]
CVE-2016-1566 guacamole: Stored cross-site scripting [epel-7]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-7.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
Discussion:
guacamole is no longer in epel7.
2017-02-02
Published