PT-2019-9369 · Ncbi · Ncbi Toolbox

Published 2019-05-02 · Updated 2019-05-03 · CVE-2018-16718

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NCBI ToolBox versions 2.0.7 through 2.2.26

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue exists due to a crafted -z1 argument.

Recommendations For versions 2.0.7 through 2.2.26, avoid using the -z1 argument until a fix is available.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-16718

Affected Products

Ncbi Toolbox

References · 3

• 🔥 https://github.com/grymer/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2018-16718.md · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16718 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16718 · Security Note