Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities in WSO2 Carbon from WSO2

CVE-2016-4316

What is CVE-2016-4316?

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities exist in WSO2 Carbon 4.4.5, enabling remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML. The vulnerable parameters include 'setName' in identity-mgt/challenges-mgt.jsp, 'webappType' and 'httpPort' in webapp-list/webapp_info.jsp, 'dsName' and 'description' in ndatasource/newdatasource.jsp, 'phase' in viewflows/handlers.jsp, and 'url' in ndatasource/validateconnection-ajaxprocessor.jsp. Successful exploitation could allow attackers to manipulate the web application's behavior, potentially leading to cookie theft and session hijacking.

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