CVE-2016-8737
Apache Brooklyn is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
In Apache Brooklyn before 0.10.0, the REST server is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF), which could permit a malicious web site to produce a link which, if clicked whilst a user is logged in to Brooklyn, would cause the server to execute the attacker's commands as the user. 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
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Apache Brooklyn before 0.10.0, the REST server is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF), which could permit a malicious web site to produce a link which, if clicked whilst a user is logged in to Brooklyn, would cause the server to execute the attacker's commands as the user. There is known to be a proof-of-concept exploit using this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2016-8737- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
In Apache Brooklyn before 0.10.0, the REST server is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF), which could permit a malicious web site to produce a link which, if clicked whilst a user is logged in to Brooklyn, would cause the server to execute the attacker's commands as the user. There is known to be a proof-of-concept exploit using this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2016-8737- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-9574No score
In Apache Brooklyn before 0.10.0, the REST server is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF), which could permit a malicious web site to produce a link which, if clicked whilst a user is logged in to Brooklyn, would cause the server to execute the attacker's commands as the user. There is known to be a proof-of-concept exploit using this vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2016-9574- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g2hf-g7fh-vg92
Apache Brooklyn is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
In Apache Brooklyn before 0.10.0, the REST server is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF), which could permit a malicious web site to produce a link which, if clicked whilst a user is logged in to Brooklyn, would cause the server to execute the attacker's commands as the user. There is known to be a proof-of-concept exploit using this vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-g2hf-g7fh-vg92- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-g2hf-g7fh-vg92
Apache Brooklyn is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
In Apache Brooklyn before 0.10.0, the REST server is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF), which could permit a malicious web site to produce a link which, if clicked whilst a user is logged in to Brooklyn, would cause the server to execute the attacker's commands as the user. There is known to be a proof-of-concept exploit using this vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-g2hf-g7fh-vg92- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.brooklyn:brooklyn-rest-resourcesMaven | before 0.10.0 | 0.10.0 |
org.apache.brooklyn:brooklyn-jsguiMaven | before 0.10.0 | 0.10.0 |
org.apache.brooklyn:brooklyn-rest-resourcesMaven | before 0.10.0, plus listed versions 0.9.0 | 0.10.0 |
org.apache.brooklyn:brooklyn-jsguiMaven | before 0.10.0, plus listed versions 0.7.0-incubating0.8.0-incubating0.9.0 | 0.10.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| 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-2016-8737 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) 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 1.32%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in org.apache.brooklyn:brooklyn-rest-resources 0.10.0.
References
brooklyn.apache.org/community/security/CVE-2016-8737.html
securityfocus.com/bid/96228
lists.apache.org/thread.html/877813aaaa0e636adbc36106b89a54e0e6918f0884e9c8b67d5d5953%40%3Cdev.brooklyn.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8737
github.com/apache/brooklyn-server/pull/430