CVE-2016-8737 json
Apache Brooklyn is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
published 2017-09-13 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-g2hf-g7fh-vg92 , EUVD-2016-9574
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.3%
- EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 70%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.brooklyn:brooklyn-rest-resources 0.10.0
- maven org.apache.brooklyn:brooklyn-jsgui 0.10.0
- github.com/apache/brooklyn-server#430 pull request
- github.com/apache/brooklyn-ui#37 pull request
- brooklyn.apache.org/community/security/CVE-2016-8737.html advisory
Exploit prediction
1.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.brooklyn:brooklyn-rest-resources | <0.10.0 |
0.10.0 |
| maven | org.apache.brooklyn:brooklyn-jsgui | <0.10.0 |
0.10.0 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Brooklyn
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
References
-
brooklyn.apache.org
/community/security/CVE-2016-8737.html
web, mitigation, patch, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/apache/brooklyn-server/pull/430
web
-
github.com
/apache/brooklyn-ui/pull/37
web
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/96228
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
lists.apache.org
/thread.html/877813aaaa0e636adbc36106b89a54e0e6918f0884e9c8b67d5d5953%40%3Cdev.brooklyn.apache.org%3E
mailing-list, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8737
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-8737
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-g2hf-g7fh-vg92
- NVD CVE-2016-8737
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