Description
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
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Pluto | 3.0.0, 3.0.1 | — |
Public exploits
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Exploit-DB 1
- Apache Pluto 3.0.0 / 3.0.1 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting EDB-46759 · webapps · Apr 26, 2019
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.portals.pluto:chatRoomDemo | >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.0 | 3.1.0 | GHSA-w47g-4vrc-m3w2 |
References
- https://portals.apache.org/pluto/security.html
- [CVE-2019-0186] The input fields of the Chat Room demo are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks mailing-list
- [CVE-2019-0186] The input fields of the Chat Room demo are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks mailing-list
- [CVE-2019-0186] The input fields of the Chat Room demo are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks mailing-list
- 46759 exploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152642/Apache-Pluto-3.0.0-3.0.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- 108091 vdb-entry