# CVE-2015-5178: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can perform clickjacking attacks against the Management Console due to missing X-Frame-Options headers, requiring user interaction.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Oct 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9x2p-wcwc-h875

## What is CVE-2015-5178?

CVE-2015-5178 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 27 Oct 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Management Console in Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform before 6.4.4 and WildFly (formerly JBoss Application Server) does not send an X-Frame-Options HTTP header, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks via a crafted web page that contains a (1) FRAME or (2) IFRAME element.

Weakness: CWE-254

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5178?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, Redhat Jboss Wildfly Application Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-5178?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2015-5178 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5178 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform

- [CVE-2017-12149](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12149/): Red Hat JBoss Application Server Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-1428](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1428/): Red Hat JBoss Information Disclosure (medium 5.9, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-0738](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0738/): Red Hat JBoss Authentication Bypass (low 3.7, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2016-3690](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3690/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-7504](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7504/): Deserialization in JBoss (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-5178 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-5178 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 27 Oct 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5178 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5178/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5178/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5178
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5178
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-5178

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