CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-16718

An XSS vulnerability exists in wwwblast.c in the 2.0.7 through 2.2.26 legacy versions of the NCBI ToolBox via a crafted -z1 argument.

4.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

6.1 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

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://github.com/grymer/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2018-16718.md Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:nih:ncbi_toolbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2019-05-02 08:29

Updated : 2019-05-03 06:29

NVD link : CVE-2018-16718

Mitre link : CVE-2018-16718

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-79