CVE-2021-36738: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

January 6, 2022 (updated January 12, 2022)

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

References

lists.apache.org/thread/11j19v1gjsk7o6o8nch1xrydow9b8lll
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36738

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