Review Board Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the reviews dropdown
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the auto-complete widget in htdocs/media/rb/js/reviews.js in Review Board 1.6.x before 1.6.17 and 1.7.x before 1.7.10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a full name.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | reviewboard | >= 1.6, < 1.6.17, >= 1.7, < 1.7.10 | 1.6.17, 1.7.10 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2209
- https://github.com/reviewboard/reviewboard/commit/4aaacbb1e628a80803ba1a55703db38fccdf7dbf
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=977423
- https://github.com/reviewboard/reviewboard
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/24/2
- http://www.reviewboard.org/docs/releasenotes/reviewboard/1.6.17
- http://www.reviewboard.org/docs/releasenotes/reviewboard/1.7.10
- http://www.reviewboard.org/news/2013/06/22/review-board-1617-and-1710-released
- http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/vulnerability-management/vulnerabilities-its-time-to-review-your-reviewboard
- https://pypi.org/project/reviewboard
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6g7x-4c7m-g63m
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
reviewboard- Disclosed
- 17.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:18
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-913 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-6g7x-4c7m-g63m - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: reviewboard
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 11.2019 05.2022
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- Medium 1
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 1
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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