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CVE-2016-8608

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-8608 describes a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 and BPM Suite 6, stemming from an incomplete fix for a previous flaw. Authenticated attackers with business process creation privileges can embed malicious scripts that execute when other users, including administrators, view the affected processes. Rated 5.4 MEDIUM, this vulnerability requires user interaction and low privileges but could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_bpm_suite:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_business_rules_management_system:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.4MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0126 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 15,225 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.3
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat BPM Suite 6Fixed in: process-editor
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6Fixed in: process-editor

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-8608Moderate

Stored XSS in business process editor

Nov 28, 2016

References

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-2822.html
Broken Link
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-2823.html
Broken Link
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94568
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry