CVE-2016-3709

Possible cross-site scripting vulnerability in libxml after commit 960f0e2.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2018-January/msg00010.html	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00021.html
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2018-January/msg00010.html	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

14 Oct 2026, 07:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html -

Information

Published : 2022-07-28 17:15

Updated : 2026-10-14 07:16

NVD link : CVE-2016-3709

Mitre link : CVE-2016-3709

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-3709

JSON object : View

Products Affected

xmlsoft

libxml2

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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