CVE-2019-0234 Cross-site scripting in Apache Roller

What is CVE-2019-0234?

CVE-2019-0234 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Roller, published on 15 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0234?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Roller.

How do I fix CVE-2019-0234?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0234 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2019-0234 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0234 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Roller

• CVE-2018-17198 Server-side request forgery in Apache Roller Critical 9.8
• CVE-2014-0030 XML external entity in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-33580 regex injection leading to DoS High 7.5
• CVE-2015-0249 Code injection in n/a High 7.2
• CVE-2013-4212 Code injection in n/a Medium 6.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-g2p9-qx45-9p93.