CVE-2018-8716

Identity Server vulnerability

CVSS

5.4

EPSS

39.3%

EPSS pct

98th

Exploited

No known

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

Affected vendor

Wso2

Affected product

Identity Server

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Published

2018-04-25

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality, low impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 39.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-8716

Confirm whether Wso2 Identity Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-8716.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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