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TI-2016-07916 Aliases CVE-2016-9757GHSA-j654-9mpv-92vg

Cross-site scripting in Rapid7 Nexpose

Priority LOW 25CWE-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
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

In the Create Tags page of the Rapid7 Nexpose version 6.4.12 user interface, any authenticated user who has the capability to create tags can inject cross-site scripting (XSS) elements in the tag name field. Once this tag is viewed in the Tag Detail page of the Rapid7 Nexpose 6.4.12 UI by another authenticated user, the script is run in that user's browser context.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00645 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Rapid7Nexpose6.4.12—No fix listedCNA
  • Nexpose VendorRapid7 Affected 6.4.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:nexpose:6.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4.12VulnerableRapid7
  • cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:nexpose:6.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4.12 Vulnerable ·Rapid7

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9757
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j654-9mpv-92vg
  3. 2026-10-20 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2017-03371 Cross-site request forgery in Rapid7 Nexpose CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-01595 Rapid7 Nexpose Forced Browsing CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-00668 Rapid7 Nexpose SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-03994 Rapid7 Nexpose/InsightVM Security Console CSRF CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-04002 Rapid7 Nexpose Insufficient Session Management CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2020-05966 SQL Injection in Rapid7 Nexpose CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
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Sources

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