VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 0.84%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.84%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.84% probability · 56th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- nih/ncbi toolbox
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/grymer/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2018-16718.mdThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/grymer/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2018-16718.mdThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.