Is CVE-2016-7138 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-7138 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-7138?

CVE-2016-7138 has a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2016-7138?

Patch guidance is available from plone security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-7138.

CVE-2016-7138 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2016-7138?

56 products: plone plone, plone plone, plone plone, plone plone, plone plone, and 51 more.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the URL checking infrastructure in Plone CMS 5.x through 5.0.6, 4.x through 4.3.11, and 3.3.x through 3.3.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PLONE
Published: 3/7/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

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Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

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