CVE-2021-36737 XSS in V3 Demo Portlet
Medium 6.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-36737 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2021-36737 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Portals, published on 6 Jan 2022.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36737 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.apache.portals.pluto:pluto-portal (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 3.1.1
- org.apache.portals.pluto:pluto-portal (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 3.1.1
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36737/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36737/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-36737?
CVE-2021-36737 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Portals, published on 6 Jan 2022.
Official description
The input fields of the Apache Pluto UrlTestPortlet are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. Users should migrate to version 3.1.1 of the v3-demo-portlet.war artifact
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36737?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.portals.pluto:pluto-portal. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.portals.pluto:pluto-portal Maven | All versions | 3.1.1 |
org.apache.portals.pluto:pluto-portal Maven | All versions | 3.1.1 |
Products include Apache Pluto.
How do I fix CVE-2021-36737?
Upgrade org.apache.portals.pluto:pluto-portal to 3.1.1 or later.
Is CVE-2021-36737 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36737 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Portals
- CVE-2018-1306 Exposure of Sensitive Information in Apache Pluto
- CVE-2021-36738 XSS vulnerability in the JSP version of the Apache Pluto Applicant MVCBean CDI portlet
- CVE-2021-36739 XSS vulnerability in the MVCBean JSP portlet maven archetype
- CVE-2019-0186 Cross-site Scripting in Apache Pluto Chatroom demo
- CVE-2020-15250 Information disclosure in JUnit4
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x588-g38j-f672.