CVE-2016-4316

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.16% Top 15%
Third-Party Advisory altervista.org Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138331/WSO2-Carbon-4.4.5-Cross-Site-Scripting.html third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92473 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539201/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40241/ third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/WSO2-CARBON-v4.4.5-PERSISTENT-XSS-COOKIE-THEFT.txt third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4316?
CVE-2016-4316 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4316?
To fix CVE-2016-4316, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-4316 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-4316 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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