CVE-2016-15022Network attack vector

Browser script execution via unencoded server banner

Published Jan 29, 2023 · Updated Mar 27, 2025

Cross-site scripting in CImage 0.7.18 and earlier allows attackers to execute script in a browser via a crafted server software value. check_system.php directly concatenates $_SERVER['SERVER_SOFTWARE'] into an HTML response without encoding the value. Exploitation requires that value to be attacker-influenced and a victim to load the diagnostic page, enabling script execution in that browser context.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.50%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in CImage 0.7.18 and earlier allows attackers to execute script in a browser via a crafted server software value. check_system.php directly concatenates $_SERVER['SERVER_SOFTWARE'] into an HTML response without encoding the value. Exploitation requires that value to be attacker-influenced and a victim to load the diagnostic page, enabling script execution in that browser context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2016-15022
Published
Jan 29, 2023
Updated
Mar 27, 2025
Vendor
mosbth
Product
CImage
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 29, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0.7.0
  2. Affected versionversion=0.7.1
  3. Affected versionversion=0.7.10
  4. Affected versionversion=0.7.11
  5. Affected versionversion=0.7.12
  6. Affected versionversion=0.7.13
  7. Affected versionversion=0.7.14
  8. Affected versionversion=0.7.15
  9. Affected versionversion=0.7.16
  10. Affected versionversion=0.7.17
  11. Affected versionversion=0.7.18
  12. Affected versionversion=0.7.2
  13. Affected versionversion=0.7.3
  14. Affected versionversion=0.7.4
  15. Affected versionversion=0.7.5
  16. Affected versionversion=0.7.6
  17. Affected versionversion=0.7.7
  18. Affected versionversion=0.7.8
  19. Affected versionversion=0.7.9

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

mosbth · CImageversion=0.7.0; version=0.7.1; version=0.7.10; version=0.7.11; version=0.7.12; version=0.7.13; version=0.7.14; version=0.7.15; version=0.7.16; version=0.7.17; version=0.7.18; version=0.7.2; version=0.7.3; version=0.7.4; version=0.7.5; version=0.7.6; version=0.7.7; version=0.7.8; version=0.7.9

Published CVSS scores

2.0VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
1.7VulDBAV:N/AC:H/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N
6.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

Public exploit references

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