CVE-2016-7119

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the user-profile biography section in DotNetNuke (DNN)

5.4 MediumFix available

CVE-2016-7119 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke, published August 31, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in DotNetNuke.Core 8.0.1.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the user-profile biography section in DotNetNuke (DNN) before 8.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted onclick attribute in an IMG element.

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

0.66%Down 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.4

Record: CVE-2016-7119
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

Record: CVE-2016-7119
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-0509 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-0509
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5c66-x4wm-rjfx 5.4

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the user-profile biography section in DotNetNuke (DNN)

Record: GHSA-5c66-x4wm-rjfx
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

Record: CVE-2016-7119
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

OSVGHSA-5c66-x4wm-rjfx 5.4