How severe is CVE-2016-15010?

CVE-2016-15010 has a CVSS score of 6.1/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2016-15010?

CVE-2016-15010 affects the following packages: django-ucamlookup (PyPI). Ecosystems affected: PyPI.

How do I fix CVE-2016-15010?

Update django-ucamlookup to 1.9.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2016-15010 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2016-15010 in my PyPI dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for django-ucamlookup. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

How do I mitigate CVE-2016-15010 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

How does O3 Security protect against CVE-2016-15010?

O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2016-15010 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Is CVE-2016-15010 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2016-15010 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-15010?

CVE-2016-15010 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.5%, placing it in the 41th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2016-15010?

CVE-2016-15010 is classified as Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

When was CVE-2016-15010 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2016-15010 was published on January 5, 2023 and was last updated on April 1, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

CVE-2016-15010: django-ucamlookup Cross-site Scripting vulnerab…

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.5%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk41th percentile+0.30%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Blast Radius

1 pkg affected

🐍django-ucamlookup

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects PyPI packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in University of Cambridge django-ucamlookup up to 1.9.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Lookup Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.9.2 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 5e25e4765637ea4b9e0bf5fcd5e9a922abee7eb3. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217441 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐍PyPI	`django-ucamlookup`	all versions	1.9.2

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for django-ucamlookup. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update django-ucamlookup to 1.9.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2016-15010 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2016-15010 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to CVE-2016-15010. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in University of Cambridge django-ucamlookup up to 1.9.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Lookup Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.9.2 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 5e25e4765637ea4b9e0bf5fcd5e9a922abee7eb3. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217441 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affec

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