CVE-2016-8608
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CVE-2016-8608 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. JBoss BRMS 6 and BPM Suite 6 are vulnerable to a stored XSS via business process editor. The flaw is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-5398. EPSS estimates a 1.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
JBoss BRMS 6 and BPM Suite 6 are vulnerable to a stored XSS via business process editor. The flaw is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-5398. Remote, authenticated attackers that have privileges to create business processes can store scripts in them, which are not properly sanitized before showing to other users, including admins.
Metrics
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Jboss Bpm Suite | 6.0.0 |
| Redhat | Jboss Business Rules Management System | 6.0.0 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94568Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8608Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94568Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8608Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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