CVE-2016-8608 Cross-site scripting in BRMS
Authenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts into business processes, leading to stored XSS attacks against other users including administrators.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-8608?
CVE-2016-8608 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Red Hat BRMS, published on 1 Aug 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
JBoss BRMS 6 and BPM Suite 6 are vulnerable to a stored XSS via business process editor. The flaw is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-5398. Remote, authenticated attackers that have privileges to create business processes can store scripts in them, which are not properly sanitized before showing to other users, including admins.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8608?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Redhat Jboss Bpm Suite, Redhat Jboss Business Rules Management System.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8608?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8608 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2016-8608 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8608 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat BRMS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9vxf-m4pg-2r4f.