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
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Jboss Bpm Suite | 6.0.0 |
| Redhat | Jboss Business Rules Management System | 6.0.0 |
References
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94568Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8608Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://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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