In Apache Brooklyn before 0.10.0, the REST server is vulnerable to cross-site scripting where one authenticated user can cause scripts to…

Description

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.2% · top 17% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.4.

Weakness

• Cross-site scripting
• CWE-79 (opens in a new tab)Other CVEs with CWE-79

Affected products

• Apache Software Foundation · Apache Brooklyn

  • affected 0.9.0 and all prior versions

Affected packages

From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.

• Mavenorg.apache.brooklyn:brooklynGHSA-j3g9-3fvv-gqfp (opens in a new tab)

References (3)

• 96228 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• https://brooklyn.apache.org/community/security/CVE-2017-3165.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [dev] 20170210 [SECURITY] CVE-2017-3165: Cross-site vulnerabilities in Apache Brooklyn (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisory GHSA-j3g9-3fvv-gqfp (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2017-3165](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2017-3165.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2017-3165)

Record last updated 16 Sept 2024, 18:54 UTC.