---
id: CVE-2018-1000516
aliases:
  - PYSEC-2018-149
  - GHSA-qqr6-vm23-m488
title: >-
  The Galaxy Project Galaxy version v14.10 contains a CWE-79: Improper
  Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability in …
summary: >-
  The Galaxy Project Galaxy version v14.10 contains a CWE-79: Improper
  Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability in Many
  templates used in the Galaxy server did not properly sanitize user's input,
  which would allow f…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'
vendor: galaxy-app
product: galaxy-app
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - 'galaxy-app >= 15.0, < 15.01'
patched:
  - galaxy-app 15.01
published: '2018-06-26'
updated: '2026-07-13'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2018-149'
references:
  - url: 'https://galaxyproject.org/archive/dev-news-briefs/2015-01-13/#security'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.01051
epssPercentile: 0.62842
ingestedAt: '2026-07-13T18:58:05.688Z'
---

## Overview

The Galaxy Project Galaxy version v14.10 contains a CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability in Many templates used in the Galaxy server did not properly sanitize user's input, which would allow for cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. In this form of attack, a malicious person can create a URL which, when opened by a Galaxy user or administrator, would allow the malicious user to execute arbitrary Javascript. that can result in Arbitrary JavaScript code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via The victim must interact with component on page witch contains injected JavaScript code.. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in v14.10.1, v15.01.

## Affected packages

- `galaxy-app >= 15.0, < 15.01`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `galaxy-app 15.01`