What is the severity of CVE-2016-6343?

CVE-2016-6343 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6343?

To mitigate CVE-2016-6343, upgrade to a version of JBoss BPM Suite that is not vulnerable, specifically version 6.4.3 or later.

Who is affected by CVE-2016-6343?

CVE-2016-6343 affects authenticated users with access to the dashbuilder component in JBoss BPM Suite 6 versions 6.0.0 through 6.4.2.

What is reflected XSS in the context of CVE-2016-6343?

Reflected XSS, as seen in CVE-2016-6343, occurs when attackers trick users into clicking on malicious links that execute scripts in a web application without being stored on the server.

Are there specific versions of JBoss BPM Suite that CVE-2016-6343 impacts?

Yes, CVE-2016-6343 impacts all versions of JBoss BPM Suite from 6.0.0 to 6.4.2.

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CVE-2016-6343

medium

6.1

CWE

31/8/2016

31/10/2018

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-6343: XSS

First published: Wed Aug 31 2016(Updated: )

JBoss BPM Suite 6 is vulnerable to a reflected XSS via dashbuilder. Remote attackers can entice authenticated users that have privileges to access dashbuilder (usually admins) to click on links to /dashbuilder/Controller containing malicious scripts. Successful exploitation would allow execution of script code within the context of the affected user.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
redhat JBoss BPM suite	>=6.0.0<6.4.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6343?
CVE-2016-6343 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6343?
To mitigate CVE-2016-6343, upgrade to a version of JBoss BPM Suite that is not vulnerable, specifically version 6.4.3 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2016-6343?
CVE-2016-6343 affects authenticated users with access to the dashbuilder component in JBoss BPM Suite 6 versions 6.0.0 through 6.4.2.
What is reflected XSS in the context of CVE-2016-6343?
Reflected XSS, as seen in CVE-2016-6343, occurs when attackers trick users into clicking on malicious links that execute scripts in a web application without being stored on the server.
Are there specific versions of JBoss BPM Suite that CVE-2016-6343 impacts?
Yes, CVE-2016-6343 impacts all versions of JBoss BPM Suite from 6.0.0 to 6.4.2.

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