Jboss Bpm SuiteApplication · Redhat
CVE-2016-6343
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 · uneditedJBoss BPM Suite 6 is vulnerable to a reflected XSS via dashbuilder. Remote attackers can entice authenticated users that have privileges to access dashbuilder (usually admins) to click on links to /dashbuilder/Controller containing malicious scripts. Successful exploitation would allow execution of script code within the context of the affected user.
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 confidenceJBoss BPM Suite 6 contains a reflected XSS vulnerability in the dashbuilder component. Attackers can inject malicious script code via the /dashbuilder/Controller endpoint by tricking authenticated administrators into clicking specially crafted links, allowing execution within the victim's browser context.
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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
>= 6.0.0, < 6.4.2CVSS 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 versionCheck the installed version of JBoss BPM Suite. This is typically found in the product's manifest, installation directory, or by querying the management interface (e.g., via jboss-cli.sh or the admin console). Look for version information in files like product.conf, version.txt, or the manifest of the jboss-bpm-suite.ear file in the standalone/deployments directory.Affected if The installed version is >= 6.0.0 and < 6.4.2
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Verify dashbuilder component is deployedCheck if the dashbuilder web application is deployed in the JBoss BPM Suite instance. This is typically found as dashbuilder.war or dashbuilder-*.war in the standalone/deployments directory, or query the deployed applications via the JBoss management interface.Affected if dashbuilder.war or dashbuilder component is deployed and accessible in the application server
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Confirm /dashbuilder/Controller endpoint accessibilityVerify that the /dashbuilder/Controller endpoint is accessible by attempting to access it (e.g., GET request to http(s)://<host>:<port>/dashbuilder/Controller). This endpoint should respond if the dashbuilder component is active.Affected if The /dashbuilder/Controller endpoint responds and is reachable without authentication restrictions or with authenticated admin access
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Check for admin user session availabilityConfirm that administrative users exist and can access the JBoss BPM Suite admin console and dashbuilder component. The XSS requires an authenticated administrator to click a malicious link.Affected if Administrative users with access to dashbuilder are present in the system
You are affected if JBoss BPM Suite version 6.0.0 through 6.4.2 is installed, the dashbuilder component is deployed, and the /dashbuilder/Controller endpoint is accessible to authenticated administrators.
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 data6.4.2
Implement proper input validation and output encoding on the dashbuilder Controller endpoint, or apply vendor-supplied patches for JBoss BPM Suite 6.
Fix this in Jboss Bpm Suite
Scoped from the published advisory
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