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CVE-2018-8716

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 38.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-04-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

WSO2 Identity Server before 5.5.0 has XSS via the dashboard, allowing attacks by low-privileged attackers.

Affected products

• WSO2 Identity Server: before 5.5.0 — fixed in 5.5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WSO2 Identity Server 5.5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147330/WSO2-Identity-Server-5.3.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/45
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541954/100/0/threaded
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44531/
• https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/multiple-stored-xss-vulnerabilities-in-wso2-carbon-and-dashboard-server/index.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147330/WSO2-Identity-Server-5.3.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/45
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541954/100/0/threaded
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44531/
• https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/multiple-stored-xss-vulnerabilities-in-wso2-carbon-and-dashboard-server/index.html

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