Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WSO2 Carbon 4.4.5 allow remote…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.wso2.carbon.commons:org.wso2.carbon.ndatasource.ui (Maven) | up to 4.4.5 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-2vcm-2mcr-wmx7 |
| — | org.wso2.carbon.identity.framework:org.wso2.carbon.identity.mgt.ui (Maven) | up to 4.4.5 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-2vcm-2mcr-wmx7 |
| — | org.wso2.carbon.commons:org.wso2.carbon.messageflows.ui (Maven) | up to 4.4.5 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-2vcm-2mcr-wmx7 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.wso2.carbon.commons:org.wso2.carbon.ndatasource.ui (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 4.4.5 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-2vcm-2mcr-wmx7
- org.wso2.carbon.identity.framework:org.wso2.carbon.identity.mgt.ui (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 4.4.5 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-2vcm-2mcr-wmx7
- org.wso2.carbon.commons:org.wso2.carbon.messageflows.ui (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 4.4.5 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-2vcm-2mcr-wmx7
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-4316
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2vcm-2mcr-wmx7
References
Exploit 3
More WSO2 Carbon vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-03699 Directory traversal vulnerability in the LogViewer Admin Service in WSO2 Carbon 4.4.5… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.9
- TI-2016-03700 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WSO2 Carbon 4.4.5 allows remote… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.7
Sources
- CVE-2016-4316 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-4316 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2vcm-2mcr-wmx7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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