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title: "CVE-2016-6347\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-6347

Publication date 20 April 2017

Last updated 15 September 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.1 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6347?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the default exception handler
in RESTEasy allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML
via unspecified vectors.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| resteasy | 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.10 kinetic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Ignored end of life |
| 21.04 hirsute | Ignored end of life |
| 20.10 groovy | Ignored end of life |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Ignored end of life |
| 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 3.0.6-3ubuntu0.1~esm1  Ubuntu Pro |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| resteasy3.0 | 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6347?format=md#patch-details)

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### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| resteasy | * Upstream:   [0f59bdf](https://github.com/resteasy/resteasy/commit/0f59bdfd4ac88ccef903aa314339427a821515a5) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.1 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Changed |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.1 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6347)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6347)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-6347)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6347)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-7630-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-7630-1)
+ RESTEasy vulnerabilities
+ 10 July 2025

### Other references

* <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1372124>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6347>