CVE-2021-36737
XSS in V3 Demo Portlet
MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: January 6, 2022 at 08:50 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:59 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPluto
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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 3.1.1org.apache.portals.pluto.demo:v3-demo-portlet 3.1.0org.apache.portals.pluto:PortletV3Demo 3.0.0org.apache.portals.pluto:PortletV3Demo 3.0.1
Affected range stops below 3.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread/x7kt47bf358x8sg9qg02zt0dmdrtow25CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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