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CVE-2021-36737:
Java vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Apache Pluto UrlTestPortlet contains a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified as CVE-2021-36737. The vulnerability was discovered in the input fields of the UrlTestPortlet component and affects versions prior to 3.1.1 of the v3-demo-portlet.war artifact (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.1 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. Under CVSS v2.0, it received a Base Score of 4.3 (MEDIUM) with vector (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N). The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (NVD).
Impact
The Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into the input fields of the UrlTestPortlet. This could lead to the execution of arbitrary web scripts or HTML in a user's browser context, potentially compromising confidentiality and integrity of user data (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to upgrade to version 3.1.1 of the v3-demo-portlet.war artifact to address this vulnerability (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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