CVE-2018-8716
WSO2 Identity Server before 5.5.0 has XSS via the dashboard, allowing attacks by low-privileged attackers.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 38.1%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
WSO2 Identity Server before 5.5.0 has XSS via the dashboard, allowing attacks by low-privileged attackers.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 38.11% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 24 April 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- wso2/identity server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 23.4% on 21 September 2026 to 38.1% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 38.7% on 22 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147330/WSO2-Identity-Server-5.3.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/45Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541954/100/0/threadedExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44531/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/multiple-stored-xss-vulnerabilities-in-wso2-carbon-and-dashboard-server/index.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147330/WSO2-Identity-Server-5.3.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/45Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541954/100/0/threadedExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44531/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/multiple-stored-xss-vulnerabilities-in-wso2-carbon-and-dashboard-server/index.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.