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)
EPSS: 0.040 (89.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Wso2 Carbon — versions 4.4.5
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cret@cert.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cret@cert.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cret@cert.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cret@cert.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- cret@cert.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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.