CVE-2016-8608 MEDIUM

CVE-2016-8608

Vendor Red Hat
Product BRMS
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published August 1, 2018
Last update August 6, 2024

CVSS base score

5.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 1, 2018 CVE published
August 6, 2024 Record updated