CVE-2018-20242 json
Cross-site Scripting in jspwiki-war
published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-5q75-cxcq-wr26 , EUVD-2019-0231
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 5.4%
- EPSS 5.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A carefully crafted URL could trigger an XSS vulnerability on Apache JSPWiki, from versions up to 2.10.5, which could lead to session hijacking.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-war 2.11.0.M1
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5.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-war | <2.11.0.M1 |
2.11.0.M1 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache JSPWiki
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/106804
vdb-entry, web, third-party-advisory
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/8ee4644432c0a433c5c514a57d940cf6dcb0a0094acd97b36290f0b4%40%3Cuser.jspwiki.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/e42d6e93384d4a33e939989cd00ea2a06ccf1e7bb1e6bdd3bf5187c1%40%3Ccommits.jspwiki.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
-
lists.apache.org
/thread.html/aac253cfc33c0429b528e2fcbe82d3a42d742083c528f58d192dfd16%40%3Ccommits.jspwiki.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20242
advisory
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-5q75-cxcq-wr26
advisory
-
lists.apache.org
/thread.html/8ee4644432c0a433c5c514a57d940cf6dcb0a0094acd97b36290f0b4@%3Cuser.jspwiki.apache.org%3E
web
-
lists.apache.org
/thread.html/aac253cfc33c0429b528e2fcbe82d3a42d742083c528f58d192dfd16@%3Ccommits.jspwiki.apache.org%3E
web
-
lists.apache.org
/thread.html/e42d6e93384d4a33e939989cd00ea2a06ccf1e7bb1e6bdd3bf5187c1@%3Ccommits.jspwiki.apache.org%3E
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-20242
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-5q75-cxcq-wr26
- NVD CVE-2018-20242
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