# CVE-2016-1926: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the charts module in Greenbone Security Assistant (GSA) 6.x before 6.0.8 allows remote attackers

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-01-26 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the charts module in Greenbone Security Assistant (GSA) 6.x before 6.0.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the aggregate_type parameter in a get_aggregate command to omp.

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## References

- https://en.internetwache.org/cve-2016-1926-xss-in-the-greenbone-security-assistant-20-01-2016/
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183371.html
- http://www.greenbone.net/technology/gbsa2016-01.html
- http://www.openvas.org/OVSA20160113.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537335/100/0/threaded
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135328/OpenVAS-Greenbone-Security-Assistant-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184478.html

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