# CVE-2016-10006: OWASP AntiSamy vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2016-10006-owasp-antisamy-vulnerable-to-cross-site-scripting  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2018-10-18  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2016-10006 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2018-10-18

OWASP AntiSamy vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Technologies: [org.owasp.antisamy:antisamy (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-owasp-antisamy-antisamy). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2016-10006 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2016-10006 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2016-10006?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 18 October 2018.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.owasp.antisamy:antisamy (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.5.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2016-10006?** Yes. org.owasp.antisamy:antisamy (Maven): upgrade to 1.5.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2016-10006?** Check whether you run org.owasp.antisamy:antisamy (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.owasp.antisamy:antisamy (Maven): upgrade to 1.5.5 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.owasp.antisamy:antisamy to 1.5.5 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.owasp.antisamy:antisamy (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.5.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2016-10006
- GHSA-683w-6h9j-57wq

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