CVE-2016-1566

Published: Feb 2, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

5.4

Vector

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

Exploitability: 2.3 / Impact: 2.7

Source: NVD

Description

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 (2)

Products: Apache: Guacamole

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apache Guacamole	Version 0.9.8
Apache Guacamole	Version 0.9.9

Related CWEs

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

References (2)

https://sourceforge.net/p/guacamole/news/2016/02/security-advisory---stored-xss-cve-2016-1566--guac-1465/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://sourceforge.net/p/guacamole/news/2016/02/security-advisory---stored-xss-cve-2016-1566--guac-1465/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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