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CVE-2016-6519

Openstack Manila Persistent XSS in Metadata field

5.4 MediumFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "Shares" overview in Openstack Manila before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Metadata field in the "Create Share" form.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.47%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.4

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "Shares" overview in Openstack Manila before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Metadata field in the "Create Share" form.

Record
CVE-2016-6519
CVSS 3.0
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0
3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "Shares" overview in Openstack Manila before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Metadata field in the "Create Share" form.

Record
CVE-2016-6519
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5403 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "Shares" overview in Openstack Manila before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Metadata field in the "Create Share" form.

Record
EUVD-2022-5403
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vq76-5ghr-9p4v 5.4

Openstack Manila Persistent XSS in Metadata field

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "Shares" overview in Openstack Manila before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Metadata field in the "Create Share" form.

Record
GHSA-vq76-5ghr-9p4v
CVSS 3.0
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.4

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "Shares" overview in Openstack Manila before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Metadata field in the "Create Share" form.

Record
CVE-2016-6519
CVSS 3.0
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-6519 5.4

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "Shares" overview in Openstack Manila before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Metadata field in the "Create Share" form.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6519
CVSS 3.0
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVGHSA-vq76-5ghr-9p4v 5.4

Openstack Manila Persistent XSS in Metadata field

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "Shares" overview in Openstack Manila before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Metadata field in the "Create Share" form.

Record
GHSA-vq76-5ghr-9p4v
CVSS 3.0
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-662 5.4

Openstack Manila Persistent XSS in Metadata field

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "Shares" overview in Openstack Manila before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Metadata field in the "Create Share" form.

Record
PYSEC-2026-662
CVSS 3.0
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2016:2115 4.1

Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-manila-ui security update

Record
RHSA-2016:2115
CVSS 3.0
4.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2016:2116 4.1

Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-manila-ui security update

Record
RHSA-2016:2116
CVSS 3.0
4.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2016:2117 4.1

Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-manila-ui security update

Record
RHSA-2016:2117
CVSS 3.0
4.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-6519 5.4

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "Shares" overview in Openstack Manila before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Metadata field in the "Create Share" form.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6519
CVSS 3.0
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:2457-1 No score

Security update for openstack-horizon-plugin-manila-ui

This update for openstack-horizon-plugin-manila-ui fixes the metadata_to_str function code injection vulnerability. (bsc#988935, CVE-2016-6519)

Record
SUSE-SU-2016:2457-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
manila-ui
PyPI
 before 2.5.1
2.5.1
manila-ui
Debian:12
 before 2.5.1-0
2.5.1-0
manila-ui
Debian:13
 before 2.5.1-0
2.5.1-0
manila-ui
Debian:14
 before 2.5.1-0
2.5.1-0
manila-ui
PyPI
 before 2.5.1, plus listed versions
0.1.01.0.01.0.11.1.01.2.0
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2.0.02.1.02.2.02.3.02.4.02.5.0
2.5.1
openstack-manila-ui
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
 before 0:1.0.1-3.el7ost
0:1.0.1-3.el7ost
openstack-manila-ui
Red Hat:openstack:8::el7
 before 0:1.2.0-2.el7ost
0:1.2.0-2.el7ost
openstack-manila-ui
Red Hat:openstack:9::el7
 before 0:2.1.0-2.el7ost
0:2.1.0-2.el7ost
openstack-horizon-plugin-manila-ui
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 6
 before 1.2.1~a0~dev2-3.1
1.2.1~a0~dev2-3.1
manila-ui
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2.1.0-1
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2016-6519 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Openstack Manila, published October 5, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.47%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in manila-ui 2.5.1.

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