Cross-site Scripting In Apache Brooklyn

Also known as GHSA-j3g9-3fvv-gqfp

Published 9 y ago 2017-09-13 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

5.4

v3.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

2.2%

percentile 83%

Public exploits

none known

In Apache Brooklyn before 0.10.0, the REST server is vulnerable to cross-site scripting where one authenticated user can cause scripts to run in the browser of another user authorized to access the first user's resources. This is due to improper escaping of server-side content. There is known to be a proof-of-concept exploit using this vulnerability.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.22% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.0	5.4	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`
NVD	2.0	3.5	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N`
GitHub	3.0	5.4	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`

Affected packages

Ecosystem	Package	Affected	Fixed in
maven	`org.apache.brooklyn:brooklyn`	<0.10.0	0.10.0

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Brooklyn

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

securityfocus.com /bid/96228 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
brooklyn.apache.org /community/security/CVE-2017-3165.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
lists.apache.org /thread.html/5aa6b7583edbfc1f5653607003204326d9e27ef65e8af356c798b21c%40%3Cdev.brooklyn.ap · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3165 · advisory
lists.apache.org /thread.html/5aa6b7583edbfc1f5653607003204326d9e27ef65e8af356c798b21c@%3Cdev.brooklyn.apac · web

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2017-3165
GitHub Advisory: GHSA-j3g9-3fvv-gqfp
NVD: CVE-2017-3165

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Summary