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Jboss Bpm SuiteApplication · Redhat

CVE-2016-8608

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.0 Published 2018-08-01
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

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 · unedited
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.

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 confidence

Stored XSS vulnerability in JBoss BRMS 6 and BPM Suite 6 business process editor allows authenticated attackers with process creation privileges to inject malicious scripts that persist and execute when viewed by other users including administrators. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-5398, indicating the original sanitization was insufficient.

MitigationApply vendor patches for JBoss BRMS/BPM Suite 6 to address the incomplete XSS fix. Until patches are available, restrict business process creation privileges to trusted users only and implement additional output encoding for content displayed in the process editor.

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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
Affected:= 6.0.0
Jboss Business Rules Management SystemApplication
Affected:= 6.0.0

CVSS 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 checks

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  1. Identify installed JBoss BRMS or BPM Suite version
    Check the product version via the admin console, system properties, or version file in the JBoss installation directory (typically found in standalone/configuration or via the /business-central or /kie-wb webservices endpoint).
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 6.0.0 for either Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite or Red Hat JBoss Business Rules Management System.
  2. Verify business process editor is accessible
    Confirm the business process editor (process designer) feature is enabled and accessible by logging into the web application as a standard user and attempting to create or view a business process.
    Affected if The business process editor is available and users can create or edit business processes.
  3. Check for process creation privileges
    Review user roles and permissions in the JBoss administration console under users/groups management. Verify which authenticated users or groups have the process creator or business analyst role.
    Affected if Multiple users or groups have process creation or business analyst privileges beyond trusted administrators.
  4. Inspect existing business processes for malicious scripts
    Export or review existing business process definitions (BPMN2 files) stored in the repository for suspicious script content such as <script> tags, javascript: URLs, or event handlers (onclick, onerror, etc.) in process names, descriptions, or task properties.
    Affected if Any business process contains encoded or raw JavaScript code, suspicious URLs, or HTML elements that could execute scripts when viewed.

A user is affected if they run JBoss BRMS or BPM Suite version 6.0.0 with the business process editor enabled and users have process creation privileges, creating potential for stored XSS execution.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor patches for JBoss BRMS/BPM Suite 6 to address the incomplete XSS fix. Until patches are available, restrict business process creation privileges to trusted users only and implement additional output encoding for content displayed in the process editor.

Fix this in Jboss Bpm Suite Scoped from the published advisory
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