What is CVE-2023-38435?

CVE-2023-38435 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Felix Health Check Webconsole Plugin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-07-25.

How severe is CVE-2023-38435?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Apache Felix Health Check Webconsole Plugin

CVE-2023-38435

An improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('Cross-site Scripting') [CWE-79] vulnerability in Apache Felix Healthcheck Webconsole Plugin version 2.0.2 and prior may allow an attacker to perform a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. Upgrade to Apache Felix Healthcheck Webconsole Plugin 2.1.0 or higher.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2023-07-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.022 (82.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

lists.apache.org/thread/r3blhp3onr4rdbkgdyglqnccg0v79pfv (mailing-list, vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Not Applicable)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/25/10 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38435?: CVE-2023-38435 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Felix Health Check Webconsole Plugin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-07-25.
How severe is CVE-2023-38435?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.