CVE-2019-0186
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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.6%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 20.65% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 26 April 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- apache/pluto
- Source
- security@apache.org
EPSS 20.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/portals-pluto-user/201904.mbox/%3CCAAqbB_ev=0KNgZmmNAq2=q11i1GYLGN6J-xCKx8Q8dbxZ4tZYg%40mail.gmail.com%3E
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152642/Apache-Pluto-3.0.0-3.0.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108091Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d093e6b0e5f9b3b50928255451afefd8f8fbdcd5bf28a726769a919a%40%3Cpluto-user.portals.apache.org%3E
- https://portals.apache.org/pluto/security.htmlMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46759/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/25/8Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/portals-pluto-user/201904.mbox/%3CCAAqbB_ev=0KNgZmmNAq2=q11i1GYLGN6J-xCKx8Q8dbxZ4tZYg%40mail.gmail.com%3E
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152642/Apache-Pluto-3.0.0-3.0.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108091Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d093e6b0e5f9b3b50928255451afefd8f8fbdcd5bf28a726769a919a%40%3Cpluto-user.portals.apache.org%3E
- https://portals.apache.org/pluto/security.htmlMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46759/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/25/8Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.