Cross-site Scripting in PrimeFaces

published 2020-03-13 6y ago modified 2026-09-10 last mo. also GHSA-fw5f-7c6c-3vmv , EUVD-2021-1068

cvss: 6.1; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.8%; EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
public exploits: 0; none known

An XSS issue was discovered in tooltip/tooltip.js in PrimeTek PrimeFaces 7.0.11. In a web application using PrimeFaces, an attacker can provide JavaScript code in an input field whose data is later used as a tooltip title without any input validation.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2 links 1

npm primefaces 8.0
maven org.primefaces:primefaces 8.0

github.com/primefaces/primefaces@9982c4f commit

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Exploit prediction

0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/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	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
npm	primefaces	<8.0	8.0
maven	org.primefaces:primefaces	<8.0	8.0

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

github.com /primefaces/primefaces/commit/9982c4f7a83f75e3ab06168fa283e3d6128dfd1f
web
github.com /primefaces/primefaces/issues/5642
web, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10544
advisory
github.com /primefaces/primefaces
package

Sources

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