6.1

CVE-2016-6316: debian debian_linux

Modified
AliasesRHSA-2016:1856RHSA-2016:1857RHSA-2016:1858
Published 07-09-2016Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-6316 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.1, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.44%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1
DLA-604-1RHSA-2016:1855SUSE-SU-2017:2716-1

Timeline

  1. 07-09-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.22.3, 4.x before 4.2.7.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.1 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via text declared as "HTML safe" and used as attribute values in tag handlers.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.44%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 3.44% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat6 products
  • rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview< 0:4.1.5-6.el6 | < 0:4.1.5-6.el7
  • rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-doc< 0:4.1.5-6.el6 | < 0:4.1.5-6.el7
  • ror40-rubygem-actionpack< 1:4.0.2-8.el6 | < 1:4.0.2-8.el7
  • ror40-rubygem-actionpack-doc< 1:4.0.2-8.el6 | < 1:4.0.2-8.el7
  • ruby193-rubygem-actionpack< 1:3.2.8-20.el6 | < 1:3.2.8-20.el7
Debian2 products
Rubyonrails2 products
  • railsEOL3.0.0 | 3.0.0:beta | 3.0.0:beta2 | 3.0.0:beta3 | 3.0.0:beta4 | 3.0.0:rc | 3.0.0:rc2 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.2 | 3.0.3 | 3.0.4:rc1 | 3.0.5 | 3.0.5:rc1 | 3.0.6 | 3.0.6:rc1 | 3.0.6:rc2 | 3.0.7 | 3.0.7:rc1 | 3.0.7:rc2 | 3.0.8 | 3.0.8:rc1 | 3.0.8:rc2 | 3.0.8:rc3 | 3.0.8:rc4 | 3.0.9 | 3.0.9:rc1 | 3.0.9:rc2 | 3.0.9:rc3 | 3.0.9:rc4 | 3.0.9:rc5 | 3.0.10 | 3.0.10:rc1 | 3.0.11 | 3.0.12 | 3.0.12:rc1 | 3.0.13 | 3.0.13:rc1 | 3.0.14 | 3.0.16 | 3.0.17 | 3.0.18 | 3.0.19 | 3.0.20 | 3.1.0 | 3.1.0:beta1 | 3.1.0:rc1 | 3.1.0:rc2 | 3.1.0:rc3 | 3.1.0:rc4 | 3.1.0:rc5 | 3.1.0:rc6 | 3.1.0:rc7 | 3.1.0:rc8 | 3.1.1 | 3.1.1:rc1 | 3.1.1:rc2 | 3.1.1:rc3 | 3.1.2 | 3.1.2:rc1 | 3.1.2:rc2 | 3.1.3 | 3.1.4 | 3.1.4:rc1 | 3.1.5 | 3.1.5:rc1 | 3.1.6 | 3.1.7 | 3.1.8 | 3.1.9 | 3.1.10 | 3.1.12 | 3.2.0 | 3.2.0:rc1 | 3.2.0:rc2 | 3.2.1 | 3.2.2 | 3.2.2:rc1 | 3.2.3 | 3.2.3:rc1 | 3.2.3:rc2 | 3.2.4 | 3.2.4:rc1 | 3.2.5 | 3.2.6 | 3.2.7 | 3.2.7:rc1 | 3.2.8 | 3.2.8:rc1 | 3.2.8:rc2 | 3.2.9 | 3.2.9:rc1 | 3.2.9:rc2 | 3.2.9:rc3 | 3.2.10 | 3.2.11 | 3.2.12 | 3.2.13 | 3.2.13:rc1 | 3.2.13:rc2 | 3.2.15 | 3.2.15:rc3 | 3.2.16 | 3.2.17 | 3.2.18 | 3.2.21 | 3.2.22.2 | 4.0.0 | 4.0.0:beta | 4.0.0:rc1 | 4.0.0:rc2 | 4.0.1 | 4.0.1:rc1 | 4.0.1:rc2 | 4.0.1:rc3 | 4.0.1:rc4 | 4.0.2 | 4.0.3 | 4.0.4 | 4.0.4:rc1 | 4.0.5 | 4.0.6 | 4.0.6:rc1 | 4.0.6:rc2 | 4.0.6:rc3 | 4.0.7 | 4.0.8 | 4.0.9 | 4.0.10 | 4.0.10:rc1 | 4.1.0 | 4.1.0:beta1 | 4.1.0:beta2 | 4.1.0:rc1 | 4.1.0:rc2 | 4.1.1 | 4.1.2 | 4.1.2:rc1 | 4.1.2:rc2 | 4.1.2:rc3 | 4.1.3 | 4.1.4 | 4.1.5 | 4.1.6 | 4.1.6:rc1 | 4.1.6:rc2 | 4.1.7 | 4.1.7.1 | 4.1.8 | 4.1.9 | 4.1.9:rc1 | 4.1.10 | 4.1.10:rc1 | 4.1.10:rc2 | 4.1.10:rc3 | 4.1.10:rc4 | 4.1.12 | 4.1.12:rc1 | 4.1.13 | 4.1.13:rc1 | 4.1.14 | 4.1.14:rc1 | 4.1.14:rc2 | 4.1.14.2 | 4.1.15 | 4.1.15:rc1 | 4.1.16 | 4.1.16:rc1 | 4.2.0 | 4.2.0:beta1 | 4.2.0:beta2 | 4.2.0:beta3 | 4.2.0:beta4 | 4.2.0:rc1 | 4.2.0:rc2 | 4.2.0:rc3 | 4.2.1 | 4.2.1:rc1 | 4.2.1:rc2 | 4.2.1:rc3 | 4.2.1:rc4 | 4.2.2 | 4.2.3 | 4.2.3:rc1 | 4.2.4 | 4.2.4:rc1 | 4.2.5 | 4.2.5:rc1 | 4.2.5:rc2 | 4.2.5.1 | 4.2.5.2 | 4.2.6 | 4.2.6:rc1 | 4.2.7 | 4.2.7:rc1 | 5.0.0:beta1 | 5.0.0:beta1.1 | 5.0.0:beta2 | 5.0.0:beta3 | 5.0.0:beta4 | 5.0.0:rc1 | 5.0.0:rc2
  • ruby_on_rails3.0.4 | 3.2.14 | 3.2.14:rc1 | 3.2.14:rc2 | 3.2.15:rc1 | 3.2.15:rc2 | 3.2.19 | 3.2.20 | 3.2.22 | 3.2.22.1 | 4.0.10:rc2 | 4.0.11 | 4.0.11.1 | 4.0.12 | 4.0.13 | 4.0.13:rc1 | 4.1.11 | 4.1.14.1 | 5.0.0 | 5.0.0:racecar1
RubyGems1 product
  • actionview≥ 3.0.0, < 3.2.22.3 | ≥ 4.0.0, < 4.2.7.1 | ≥ 5.0.0, < 5.0.0.1

4 vendors · 11 products

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