CVE-2018-8716
WSO2 Identity Server before 5.5.0 has XSS via the dashboard, allowing attacks by low-privileged...
WSO2 Identity Server before 5.5.0 has XSS via the dashboard, allowing attacks by low-privileged attackers.
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
WSO2 Identity Server before 5.5.0 has XSS via the dashboard, allowing attacks by low-privileged attackers.
- Record
CVE-2018-8716- 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
WSO2 Identity Server before 5.5.0 has XSS via the dashboard, allowing attacks by low-privileged attackers.
- Record
CVE-2018-8716- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-20327 No score
WSO2 Identity Server before 5.5.0 has XSS via the dashboard, allowing attacks by low-privileged attackers.
- Record
EUVD-2018-20327- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4fgg-w47h-qm2x
WSO2 Identity Server before 5.5.0 has XSS via the dashboard, allowing attacks by low-privileged...
WSO2 Identity Server before 5.5.0 has XSS via the dashboard, allowing attacks by low-privileged attackers.
- Record
GHSA-4fgg-w47h-qm2x- 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
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WSO2 Carbon / WSO2 Dashboard Server 5.3.0 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting | 2018-04-24 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-8716 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Wso2 Identity Server, published April 25, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 38.1%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/multiple-stored-xss-vulnerabilities-in-wso2-carbon-and-dashboard-server/index.html
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/45
packetstormsecurity.com/files/147330/WSO2-Identity-Server-5.3.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
exploit-db.com/exploits/44531
securityfocus.com/archive/1/541954/100/0/threaded
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8716
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4fgg-w47h-qm2x