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CVE-2019-0186 json

Cross-site Scripting in Apache Pluto Chatroom demo

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-w47g-4vrc-m3w2 , EUVD-2022-5492

cvss
6.1
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
20.6%
EPSS 20.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The input fields of the Apache Pluto "Chat Room" demo portlet 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. Mitigation: * Uninstall the ChatRoomDemo war file - or - * migrate to version 3.1.0 of the chat-room-demo war file

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.portals.pluto:chatRoomDemo 3.1.0

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-46759)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

20.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-46759 Apache Pluto 3.0.0 / 3.0.1 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2019-04-26
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152642/Apache-Pluto-3.0.0-3.0.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

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.portals.pluto:chatRoomDemo
>=3.0.0, <3.1.0
3.1.0

Affected products

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache Pluto

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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