CVE-2016-7119
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the user-profile biography section in DotNetNuke (DNN)
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 52nd percentile. Fixed in DotNetNuke.Core 8.0.1.
- Severity
- 5.4 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.66%EPSS, 52nd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
8.0.1DotNetNuke.Core +1 more
Description
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
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
DotNetNuke.CoreNuGet | before 8.0.1 | 8.0.1 |
DotNetNuke.CoreNuGet | before 8.0.1, plus listed versions 6.0.07.0.07.0.6.1217.1.07.1.2 Show 7 moreShow less7.2.0.6137.3.0.4997.3.1.207.4.0.3537.4.1.2807.4.2.2168.0.0.809 | 8.0.1 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-7119- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-7119- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0509No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0509- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5c66-x4wm-rjfx
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the user-profile biography section in DotNetNuke (DNN)
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.
- Record
GHSA-5c66-x4wm-rjfx- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS: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
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-7119- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS: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
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the user-profile biography section in DotNetNuke (DNN)
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.
- Record
GHSA-5c66-x4wm-rjfx- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS: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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
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