#VU40131 Cross-site scripting in Red Hat Process Automation Manager (formerly JBoss BPM Suite) - CVE-2016-7033

Vulnerability identifier: #VU40131

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7033

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Red Hat Process Automation Manager (formerly JBoss BPM Suite)
Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels

Vendor: Red Hat Inc.

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in the admin pages in dashbuilder in Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.3.2 when processing unspecified vectors. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Process Automation Manager (formerly JBoss BPM Suite): 6.3.2

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External links
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0249.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92762
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1373344

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.