CVE-2016-43161 exploit
WSO2 Carbon vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Also known as GHSA-2vcm-2mcr-wmx7
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
4.00% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-40241 WSO2 Carbon 4.4.5 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting · webapps · 2016-08-16
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.wso2.carbon.commons:org.wso2.carbon.ndatasource.ui | <=4.4.5 | no fix listed |
| maven | org.wso2.carbon.identity.framework:org.wso2.carbon.identity.mgt.ui | <=4.4.5 | no fix listed |
| maven | org.wso2.carbon.commons:org.wso2.carbon.messageflows.ui | <=4.4.5 | no fix listed |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
- packetstormsecurity.com /files/138331/WSO2-Carbon-4.4.5-Cross-Site-Scripting.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/92473 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/539201/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/40241/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- hyp3rlinx.altervista.org /advisories/WSO2-CARBON-v4.4.5-PERSISTENT-XSS-COOKIE-THEFT.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4316 · advisory
- web.archive.org /web/20201207111805/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539201/100/0/threaded · web
- exploit-db.com /exploits/40241 · web
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-4316
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-2vcm-2mcr-wmx7
- NVD: CVE-2016-4316
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