VDB
CVE-2016-9909
CVE-2016-9909
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.099999904632568 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 2.16% · 81.1th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
6.099999904632568
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score
2.16%
81.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | html5lib | 0, 0.999-3build1, 0.999-4 |
Timeline
- Feb 22, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 19, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 4, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 27, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 19, 2023 EPSS Score
- Nov 1, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9909 third-party-advisory
- https://www.sourceclear.com/registry/security/cross-site-scripting-xss-/python/sid-3068 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/06/5 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/html5lib/html5lib-python/issues/11 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/html5lib/html5lib-python/issues/12 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9909 third-party-advisory