CVE-2021-36739 (GCVE-0-2021-36739)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-01-06 08:50
Modified
2025-05-22 18:35
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Summary
The "first name" and "last name" fields of the Apache Pluto 3.1.0 MVCBean JSP portlet maven archetype are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks.
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Portals |
Version: org.apache.portals.pluto.archetype:mvcbean-jsp-portlet-archetype 3.1.0 |
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