// For flags

CVE-2016-5398

stored XSS in JBoss BPM suite business process editor

Severity Score

5.4
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Business Process Editor in Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite before 6.3.3 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by levering permission to create business processes.

Vulnerabilidad de XSS en Business Process Editor en Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite en versiones anteriores a 6.3.3 permite a usuarios remotos autenticados inyectar secuencias de comandos web o HTML arbitrarios apalancando los permisos para crear procesos de negocio.

A security flaw was found in the way Business Process Editor displays the business process details to the user. A remote authenticated attacker with privilege to create business processes could use this flaw to conduct stored XSS attacks against other users.

This release of Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.3.3 serves as a replacement for Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.3.2, and includes bug fixes and enhancements, which are documented in the Release Notes of the patch linked to in the References section. Security Fix: A security flaw was found in the way Business Process Editor displays the business process details to the user. A remote, authenticated attacker with privilege to create business processes could use this flaw to conduct stored XSS attacks against other users.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2016-06-10 CVE Reserved
  • 2016-09-29 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Redhat
Search vendor "Redhat"
 Jboss Bpm Suite
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Jboss Bpm Suite"
 <= 6.3.2
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Jboss Bpm Suite" and version " <= 6.3.2"
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Affected