Is CVE-2016-9460 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-9460 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-9460?

CVE-2016-9460 has a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2016-9460?

Patch guidance is available from nextcloud security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-9460.

CVE-2016-9460 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2016-9460?

2 products: nextcloud nextcloud, owncloud owncloud.

Description

Nextcloud Server before 9.0.52 & ownCloud Server before 9.0.4 are vulnerable to a content-spoofing attack in the files app. The location bar in the files app was not verifying the passed parameters. An attacker could craft an invalid link to a fake directory structure and use this to display an attacker-controlled error message to the user.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: low
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-451 CWE-284

Metadata

Primary Vendor: NEXTCLOUD
Published: 3/28/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2016-9460

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