XSS in Apache Roller

CVE-2019-0234

A Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Apache Roller. Roller's Math Comment Authenticator did not property sanitize user input and could be exploited to perform Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS). The mitigation for this vulnerability is to upgrade to the latest version of Roller, which is now Roller 5.2.3.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.034 (88.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-0234: held from 0.034 to 0.034.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.034 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Apache Roller — versions Roller 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.2. The unsupported pre-Roller 5.1 versions may also be affected.
  • Apache Roller — versions 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-0234?
CVE-2019-0234 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Roller, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2019-0234?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.