VYPR
Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Dec 20, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-9757

CVE-2016-9757

Description

In the Create Tags page of the Rapid7 Nexpose version 6.4.12 user interface, any authenticated user who has the capability to create tags can inject cross-site scripting (XSS) elements in the tag name field. Once this tag is viewed in the Tag Detail page of the Rapid7 Nexpose 6.4.12 UI by another authenticated user, the script is run in that user's browser context.

Affected products

2
  • Rapid7/Nexpose2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:nexpose:6.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:nexpose:6.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 6.4.12

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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