CVE-2018-16516 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

helpers.py in Flask-Admin 1.5.2 has Reflected XSS via a crafted URL.

Published: 2018-09-05

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:flask-admin_project:flask-admin:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-0074	helpers.py in Flask-Admin 1.5.2 has Reflected XSS via a crafted URL.
Github GHSA	GHSA-894g-6j7q-2hx6	Flask-Admin Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01224.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/flask-admin/flask-admin/pull/1699
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UJIYCWIH3BRLI2QNC53CQXLKVP27X7EH/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZU2VKULURVXEU4YFTLMBQGYMPSXQ4MBN/

History

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Subscriptions

Flask-admin Project Flask-admin

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-09-05T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:24:32.689Z

Reserved: 2018-09-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-16516

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-09-05T14:29:01.137

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:44:25.090

Link: CVE-2018-16516

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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