CVE-2016-9757

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-12-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

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

Rapid7 Nexpose: 6.4.12

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94996
https://help.rapid7.com/nexpose/en-us/release-notes/#6.4.13
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94996
https://help.rapid7.com/nexpose/en-us/release-notes/#6.4.13

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