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

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.