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CVE-2016-20098

Moderator Toolbox before 4.0.14 Stored XSS via Removal Reasons Configuration

Medium5.1EPSS 0.17%
Published
Updated
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Description

Moderator Toolbox (reddit-moderator-toolbox) before 4.0.14 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the removalreasons module, which inserts subreddit toolbox wiki fields into popup HTML without encoding. Attackers who can edit the toolbox wiki page can plant JavaScript in fields like pmsubject, header, or reason titles to act with moderators' Reddit sessions.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-20098, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
VulnCheckCNA (assigner)4.0Medium5.1CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
VulnCheckCNA (assigner)3.1Medium5.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVDNVD · Awaiting Analysis4.0Medium5.1CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.17% · top 94% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.

Weakness

Affected products

  • toolbox-team · reddit-moderator-toolbox

    • affected < 4.0.14
    • unaffected 4.0.14

References (3)

Sources

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Record last updated .