CVE-2018-16516
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
helpers.py in Flask-Admin 1.5.2 has Reflected XSS via a crafted URL.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | flask-admin | <1.5.3 | 1.5.3 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16516
- https://github.com/flask-admin/flask-admin/pull/1699
- https://github.com/flask-admin/flask-admin/commit/8af10e0b022464fdcb2da3d0ea5bbd2f11c0acd1
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-894g-6j7q-2hx6
- https://github.com/flask-admin/flask-admin
- https://github.com/flask-admin/flask-admin/releases/tag/v1.5.3
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/flask-admin/PYSEC-2018-54.yaml
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UJIYCWIH3BRLI2QNC53CQXLKVP27X7EH
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZU2VKULURVXEU4YFTLMBQGYMPSXQ4MBN
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZU2VKULURVXEU4YFTLMBQGYMPSXQ4MBN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UJIYCWIH3BRLI2QNC53CQXLKVP27X7EH/
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.