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CVE-2016-10516 is a cross-site scripting flaw in the Werkzeug debugger used by Flask and other Python web apps. If the debugger is exposed and an attacker can influence an exception message, they may cause script or HTML to render in the debug page. Exposure is most likely in development or misconfigured production services running Werkzeug before 0.11.11 with the debugger reachable over the network. Treat this as a configuration-sensitive web application risk. Prioritize internet-facing services and any environment where debug pages may be exposed to customers, partners, or unauthenticated users. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Werkzeug to 0.11.11 or later per vendor or distribution guidance.; Disable the Werkzeug or Flask debugger in production environments.; Restrict access to development and staging debug interfaces..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171124 [SECURITY] [DLA 1191-1] python-werkzeug security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/pull/1001CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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