CVE-2023-37581
MediumCVSS 5.4Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk55th percentile - higher than 55% of all known CVEs
Summary
All versions of Apache Roller have insufficient input validation and sanitation in the category name, website about, and file upload features, allowing an authenticated user to perform an XSS attack.
Risk Assessment
The organization is at risk of XSS attacks that could lead to data theft or session hijacking, especially if the system is used by untrusted users.
Recommendation
It is recommended to upgrade to Roller 6.1.2 and disable the file upload feature if the system is used by untrusted users.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Roller
See all- CVE-2015-0249High
The weblog page template in Apache Roller versions 5.1 through 5.1.1 allows remote authenticated users with admin privileges for a weblog to execute arbitrary Java code via crafted Velocity Text Language (aka VTL).
- CVE-2014-0030Critical
The XML-RPC protocol support in Apache Roller before 5.0.3 allows attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via unspecified vectors.
Original NVD description (English source)
Insufficient input validation and sanitation in Weblog Category name, Website About and File Upload features in all versions of Apache Roller on all platforms allows an authenticated user to perform an XSS attack. Mitigation: if you do not have Roller configured for untrusted users, then you need to do nothing because you trust your users to author raw HTML and other web content. If you are running with untrusted users then you should upgrade to Roller 6.1.2 and you should disable Roller's File Upload feature.