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TI-2016-05435 Aliases CVE-2016-6347GHSA-r346-rmrg-qpgh

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the default exception handler in RESTEasy…

Priority LOW 31CWE-79Published · Updated

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
Partial Red Hat: 11 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the default exception handler in RESTEasy allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01866 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven): 3.0.20.Final, 3.1.0.CR1Red Hat: 11 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven)before 3.0.20.Final3.0.20.FinalPatch availableGHSA-r346-rmrg-qpgh
—org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven)3.1.0.Beta1 to before 3.1.0.CR13.1.0.CR1Patch availableGHSA-r346-rmrg-qpgh
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.0.20.Final Fixed in 3.0.20.Final Patch available GHSA-r346-rmrg-qpgh
  • org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.1.0.Beta1 to before 3.1.0.CR1 Fixed in 3.1.0.CR1 Patch available GHSA-r346-rmrg-qpgh

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-r346-rmrg-qpgh org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven) Fixed in 3.0.20.Final Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-r346-rmrg-qpgh org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven) Fixed in 3.1.0.CR1 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3Affected—
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Satellite 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Subscription Asset ManagerAffected—
Not affected: 8 products
  • Red Hat BPM Suite 6
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 6
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-6347
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r346-rmrg-qpgh

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2016-07827 Improper input validation in Red Hat RESTEasy CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2016-05434 RESTEasy enables GZIPInterceptor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2014-02817 RESTEasy 2.3.1 before 2.3.8.SP2 and 3.x before 3.0.9, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-00972 Improper input validation in Red Hat resteasy CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2020-01642 Improper input validation in Red Hat resteasy CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-11197 Uncontrolled resource consumption in RESTEasy CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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