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
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.1.
Weakness
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache Portals
- affected org.apache.portals.pluto:PortletV3Demo 3.0.0
- affected org.apache.portals.pluto:PortletV3Demo 3.0.1
- affected org.apache.portals.pluto.demo:v3-demo-portlet 3.1.0
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.portals.pluto:pluto-portalGHSA-x588-g38j-f672 (opens in a new tab)
What to do
Workaround: * Uninstall the v3-demo-portlet.war artifact -or- * Migrate to version 3.1.1 of the v3-demo-portlet.war artifact
References (1)
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/x7kt47bf358x8sg9qg02zt0dmdrtow25 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-x588-g38j-f672 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2021-36737)Record last updated .