CVE-2021-36738: XSS vulnerability in the JSP version of the Apache Pluto Applicant MVCBean CDI portlet

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-01-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The input fields in the JSP version of the Apache Pluto Applicant MVCBean CDI portlet are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. Users should migrate to version 3.1.1 of the applicant-mvcbean-cdi-jsp-portlet.war artifact

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Pluto: before 3.1.1 — fixed in 3.1.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Pluto 3.1.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/11j19v1gjsk7o6o8nch1xrydow9b8lll
https://lists.apache.org/thread/11j19v1gjsk7o6o8nch1xrydow9b8lll

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