CVE-2016-4316 EXPLOIT
6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 4% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.1 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| EPSS | 4% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-02-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wso2 | carbon |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WSO2 Carbon 4.4.5 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting | 2016-08-16 |
References
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/WSO2-CARBON-v4.4.5-PERSISTENT-XSS-COOKIE-THEFT.txt
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138331/WSO2-Carbon-4.4.5-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539201/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92473
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40241/
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/WSO2-CARBON-v4.4.5-PERSISTENT-XSS-COOKIE-THEFT.txt
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138331/WSO2-Carbon-4.4.5-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539201/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92473
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40241/
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