Medium severity · published Apr 25, 2018
CVE-2018-8716
WSO2 Identity Server before 5.5.0 has XSS via the dashboard, allowing attacks by low-privileged attackers
5.4
CVSS
38.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
WSO2 Identity Server before 5.5.0 has XSS via the dashboard, allowing attacks by low-privileged attackers.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)38.1% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IS
Identity Server · Wso2
before 5.5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8716
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-8716
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147330/WSO2-Identity-Server-5.3.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/45
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541954/100/0/threaded
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44531/
Exploit
https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/multiple-stored-xss-vulnerabilities-in-wso2-carbon-and-dashboard-server/index.html
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