XSS in Wso2 Carbon
CVE-2016-4316
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WSO2 Carbon 4.4.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) setName parameter to identity-mgt/challenges-mgt.jsp; the (2) webappType or (3) httpPort parameter to webapp-list/webapp_info.jsp; the (4) dsName or (5) description parameter to ndatasource/newdatasource.jsp; the (6) phase parameter to viewflows/handlers.jsp; or the (7) url parameter to ndatasource/validateconnection-ajaxprocessor.jsp.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.040 (90.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.040 · newest: 0.040 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wso2 Carbon — versions 4.4.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/138331/WSO2-Carbon-4.4.5-Cross-Site-Scripting.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92473 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539201/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40241/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/WSO2-CARBON-v4.4.5-PERSISTENT-XSS-COOKIE-TH… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-4316?
- CVE-2016-4316 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wso2 Carbon, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-02-17.
- How severe is CVE-2016-4316?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-4316 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.