Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "Shares" overview in Openstack Manila…
Priority LOW 27CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "Shares" overview in Openstack Manila before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Metadata field in the "Create Share" form.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01474 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed manila-ui (PyPI): 2.5.1Red Hat: 3 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | manila-ui (PyPI) | before 2.5.1 | 2.5.1 | Patch available | GHSA-vq76-5ghr-9p4v |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- manila-ui (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.5.1 Fixed in 2.5.1 Patch available GHSA-vq76-5ghr-9p4v
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:manila:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.5 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:manila:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.5 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-vq76-5ghr-9p4v manila-ui (PyPI) Fixed in 2.5.1 Advisory →
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2016:2115 Released 2016-10-26 · Red Hat rating Moderateopenstack-manila-ui security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 openstack-manila-ui-1.0.1-3.el7ost
- RHSA-2016:2116 Released 2016-10-26 · Red Hat rating Moderateopenstack-manila-ui security update
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) openstack-manila-ui-1.2.0-2.el7ost
- RHSA-2016:2117 Released 2016-10-26 · Red Hat rating Moderateopenstack-manila-ui security update
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 openstack-manila-ui-2.1.0-2.el7ost
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2115 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2116 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2117 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-6519
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vq76-5ghr-9p4v
References
Other 6
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/manila-ui/+bug/1597738
- [oss-security] 20160915 CVE-2016-6519: openstack-manila: Persistent XSS in Metadata field
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375147
- https://github.com/openstack/manila-ui/commit/009913d725bee34cef0bd62e47a298025ace2696
- https://github.com/openstack/manila-ui/commit/89593686ef18f2bd06223b92071b4be2362a5abd
- https://github.com/openstack/manila-ui/commit/fca19a1b0d42536644212c5d673fbd6866e67c43
Sources
- CVE-2016-6519 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-6519 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vq76-5ghr-9p4v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-6519 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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