Jboss Bpm SuiteApplication · Redhat
CVE-2016-5398
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Business Process Editor of Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite versions prior to 6.3.3. Authenticated users with permissions to create business processes can inject malicious JavaScript or HTML into process definitions, which executes when other users view or edit those processes.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Jboss Bpm SuiteApplication
<= 6.3.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify JBoss BPM Suite installation and versionCheck the installation directory for version information, typically found in product documentation, version manifest files, or the JBoss administration console. Common paths include standalone/configuration files or the product's manifest.Affected if The installed version is 6.3.2 or earlier, or if the version cannot be determined and the product is JBoss BPM Suite.
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Confirm Business Process Editor is accessibleLog into the JBoss BPM Suite administration console and verify access to the Business Process Designer or Business Process Editor functionality. Check if the /business-processes or similar editor endpoints are available.Affected if The Business Process Editor module is enabled and accessible to authenticated users.
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Review business process creation permissionsExamine user roles and permissions in the JBoss BPM Suite security configuration. Look for roles such as 'process-admin', 'analyst', or custom roles that grant business process creation or editing rights.Affected if Any authenticated users besides administrators have permissions to create or edit business processes.
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Inspect existing business process definitions for suspicious contentAccess the business process repository or knowledge store through the JBoss BPM Suite console or API. Review stored process definitions (usually in .bpmn or .bpmn2 files) for unexpected script tags, event handlers, or encoded content in process names, descriptions, or node labels.Affected if Any business process definitions contain JavaScript tags, event handlers, or suspicious encoded characters that could indicate XSS payloads.
You are affected if JBoss BPM Suite version 6.3.2 or earlier is installed, the Business Process Editor is in use, and users with process creation permissions exist in the environment.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade JBoss BPM Suite to version 6.3.3 or later. If immediate upgrade is not feasible, implement input validation and output encoding on business process editor endpoints, and restrict business process creation permissions to trusted users only.
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