CVE-2016-10245 (GCVE-0-2016-10245)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-05-24 16:24 – Updated: 2024-08-06 03:14
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Summary
Insufficient sanitization of the query parameter in templates/html/search_opensearch.php could lead to reflected cross-site scripting or iframe injection.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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