CVE-2016-4561
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cgierror function in CGI.pm in ikiwiki before 3...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cgierror function in CGI.pm in ikiwiki before 3.20160506 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors involving an error message.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cgierror function in CGI.pm in ikiwiki before 3.20160506 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors involving an error message.
- Record
CVE-2016-4561- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cgierror function in CGI.pm in ikiwiki before 3.20160506 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors involving an error message.
- Record
CVE-2016-4561- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5548 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cgierror function in CGI.pm in ikiwiki before 3.20160506 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors involving an error message.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5548- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vxg6-rr45-x5cv
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cgierror function in CGI.pm in ikiwiki before 3...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cgierror function in CGI.pm in ikiwiki before 3.20160506 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors involving an error message.
- Record
GHSA-vxg6-rr45-x5cv- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cgierror function in CGI.pm in ikiwiki before 3.20160506 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors involving an error message.
- Record
CVE-2016-4561- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-4561
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cgierror function in CGI.pm in ikiwiki before 3.20160506 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors involving an error message.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4561- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-4561
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cgierror function in CGI.pm in ikiwiki before 3.20160506 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors involving an error message.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4561- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2019-0113 No score
Updated ikiwiki packages fix security vulnerability
Several security issues identified in ikiwiki fixed by updating to version 3.20190228. See references for details
- Record
MGASA-2019-0113- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10860-1 No score
ikiwiki-3.20200202.3-2.7 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ikiwiki-3.20200202.3-2.7 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10860-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ikiwikiDebian:12 |
before 3.20160506 | 3.20160506 |
ikiwikiDebian:13 |
before 3.20160506 | 3.20160506 |
ikiwikiDebian:14 |
before 3.20160506 | 3.20160506 |
ikiwikiDebian:7 |
before 3.20120629.2+deb7u1, plus listed versions 3.201206293.20120629.13.20120629.2 |
3.20120629.2+deb7u1 |
ikiwikiDebian:8 |
before 3.20141016.3, plus listed versions 3.20141016.2 |
3.20141016.3 |
ikiwikiMageia:6 |
before 3.20190228-1.1.mga6 | 3.20190228-1.1.mga6 |
ikiwikiUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.201506143.20160121 |
None known |
ikiwikiopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 3.20200202.3-2.7 | 3.20200202.3-2.7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-4561 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Ikiwiki, published May 8, 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 ikiwiki 3.20160506.
References
source.ikiwiki.branchable.com?p=source.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=32ef584dc5abb6ddb9f794f94ea0b2934967bba7
debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3571
ikiwiki.info/security
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4561
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vxg6-rr45-x5cv
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4561
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0113.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24453
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/02/28/1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4561
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4561
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0169