Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Business Process Editor in Red Hat JBoss BPM…
Priority LOW 26CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00847 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix
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 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2016:1968 Released 2016-09-28 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat JBoss BRMS security update
- Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.3
- RHSA-2016:1969 Released 2016-09-28 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat JBoss BPM Suite security update
- Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat BPM Suite 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1969 |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1968 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5398
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c556-333h-3frm
References
More Red Hat Jboss Bpm Suite vulnerabilities
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- TI-2016-04319 SQL injection vulnerability in the getStringParameterSQL method in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-06045 The dashbuilder in Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.3.2 does not properly handle CSRF tokens… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-5398 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-5398 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c556-333h-3frm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-5398 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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