CVE-2017-3165
Cross-site Scripting In Apache Brooklyn
In Apache Brooklyn before 0.10.0, the REST server is vulnerable to cross-site scripting where one authenticated user can cause scripts to run in the browser of another user authorized to access the first user's resources. This is due to improper escaping of server-side content. There is known to be a proof-of-concept exploit using this vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Apache Brooklyn before 0.10.0, the REST server is vulnerable to cross-site scripting where one authenticated user can cause scripts to run in the browser of another user authorized to access the first user's resources. This is due to improper escaping of server-side content. There is known to be a proof-of-concept exploit using this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2017-3165- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Apache Brooklyn before 0.10.0, the REST server is vulnerable to cross-site scripting where one authenticated user can cause scripts to run in the browser of another user authorized to access the first user's resources. This is due to improper escaping of server-side content. There is known to be a proof-of-concept exploit using this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2017-3165- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4267 No score
In Apache Brooklyn before 0.10.0, the REST server is vulnerable to cross-site scripting where one authenticated user can cause scripts to run in the browser of another user authorized to access the first user's resources. This is due to improper escaping of server-side content. There is known to be a proof-of-concept exploit using this vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4267- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j3g9-3fvv-gqfp
Cross-site Scripting In Apache Brooklyn
In Apache Brooklyn before 0.10.0, the REST server is vulnerable to cross-site scripting where one authenticated user can cause scripts to run in the browser of another user authorized to access the first user's resources. This is due to improper escaping of server-side content. There is known to be a proof-of-concept exploit using this vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-j3g9-3fvv-gqfp- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-j3g9-3fvv-gqfp
Cross-site Scripting In Apache Brooklyn
In Apache Brooklyn before 0.10.0, the REST server is vulnerable to cross-site scripting where one authenticated user can cause scripts to run in the browser of another user authorized to access the first user's resources. This is due to improper escaping of server-side content. There is known to be a proof-of-concept exploit using this vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-j3g9-3fvv-gqfp- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.brooklyn:brooklynMaven |
before 0.10.0 | 0.10.0 |
org.apache.brooklyn:brooklynMaven |
before 0.10.0, plus listed versions 0.7.0-incubating0.8.0-incubating0.9.0 |
0.10.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-3165 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Apache Brooklyn, published September 13, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.22%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in org.apache.brooklyn:brooklyn 0.10.0.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/96228
brooklyn.apache.org/community/security/CVE-2017-3165.html
lists.apache.org/thread.html/5aa6b7583edbfc1f5653607003204326d9e27ef65e8af356c798b21c%40%3Cdev.brooklyn.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3165
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j3g9-3fvv-gqfp