CVE-2018-8716 — WSO2 Identity Server before 5

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

01What is this vulnerability?

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

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-04-25T20:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T07:02:26.020Z

09References

• www.sec-consult.com — https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/multiple-stored-xss-vulnerabiliti…
• seclists.org — http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/45
• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147330/WSO2-Identity-Server-5.3.0-Cross-Sit…
• www.exploit-db.com — https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44531/
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541954/100/0/threaded