GHSA-xpxp-r8hf-wgf6 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.2) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in org.wso2.carbon.identity.framework:org.wso2.carbon.identity.user.store.configuration.ui. A fix is available for org.wso2.carbon.identity.framework:org.wso2.carbon.identity.user.store.configuration.ui — see the affected versions and patch details below.
WSO2 products vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-xpxp-r8hf-wgf6.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-xpxp-r8hf-wgf6 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 377,636 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
org.wso2.carbon.identity.framework:org.wso2.carbon.identity.user.store.configuration.uiReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in multiple WSO2 products due to insufficient output encoding in error messages generated by the JDBC user store connection validation request. A malicious actor can inject a specially crafted payload into the request, causing the browser to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the vulnerable page.
This vulnerability may allow UI manipulation, redirection to malicious websites, or data exfiltration from the browser. However, since all session-related sensitive cookies are protected with the httpOnly flag, session hijacking is not possible.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.wso2.carbon.identity.framework:org.wso2.carbon.identity.user.store.configuration.ui | all versions | 7.5.12org.wso2.carbon.identity.framework:org.wso2.carbon.identity.user.store.configuration.ui:7.5.12 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.wso2.carbon.identity.framework:org.wso2.carbon.identity.user.store.configuration.ui, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.wso2.carbon.identity.framework:org.wso2.carbon.identity.user.store.configuration.ui to 7.5.12 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-xpxp-r8hf-wgf6 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-xpxp-r8hf-wgf6 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-xpxp-r8hf-wgf6. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-xpxp-r8hf-wgf6 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-xpxp-r8hf-wgf6 across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.