CVE-2016-5398

lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.008 · 58 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.85% (58th) EPSS
CVSS 3.5 · low
Is it mine?
3 products
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Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd · redhat_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • FixedRed Hat JBoss BRMS 6.3redhat_csaf

    Before applying the update, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings, and so on. It is recommended to halt the server by stopping the JBoss Application Server process before installing this update; after installing the update, restart the server by starting the JBoss Application Server process. The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must log in to download the update).

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1968
  • FixedRed Hat JBoss BPMS 6.3redhat_csaf

    Before applying the update, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings, and so on. It is recommended to halt the server by stopping the JBoss Application Server process before installing this update; after installing the update, restart the server by starting the JBoss Application Server process. The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must log in to download the update).

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1969
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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

5.5
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.5–5.5

v2.03.5lowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 6.8 · impact 2.9
v3.05.4mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.3 · impact 2.7
v2.05.5mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:Nsecondary · Red Hat Product Security US
v3.05mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.05.4mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:Nsecondary · Red Hat Product Security US
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-79USprimaryCWE-79US
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affected products (3)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • RHSA-2016:1968Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss BRMS security update2016-09-28csaf · redhat_csafUS

    An update is now available for Red Hat JBoss BRMS. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

  • RHSA-2016:1969Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite security update2016-09-28csaf · redhat_csafUS

    An update is now available for Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdnvdredhat_csafNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2016-10-03modified 2026-06-17
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references (12)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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