The Apache TomEE console (tomee-webapp) has a XSS vulnerability which could allow javascript to be executed if the user is given a malicious URL
Published Jul 23, 2018
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.00%
Description
The Apache TomEE console (tomee-webapp) has a XSS vulnerability which could allow javascript to be executed if the user is given a malicious URL. This web application is typically used to add TomEE features to a Tomcat installation. The TomEE bundles do not ship with this application included. This issue can be mitigated by removing the application after TomEE is setup (if using the application to install TomEE), using one of the provided pre-configured bundles, or by upgrading to TomEE 7.0.5. This issue is resolve in this commit: b8bbf50c23ce97dd64f3a5d77f78f84e47579863.
Affected products
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- Version < 7.0.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Apache Software Foundation | Apache TomEE | n/a |
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
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- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
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- EPSS v4
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.00% (0.02003) | 80.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.00% (0.02003) | 78.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.25% (0.02255) | 83.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00188) | 57.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00186) | 55.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00092) | 37.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01318) | 31.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.32% (0.01318) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fg44-w3fr-hgxv Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/tomee/commit/b8bbf50c23ce97dd64f3a5d77f78f84e47579863
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c4b0d83a534d6cdf2de54dbbd00e3538072ac2e360781b784608ed0d%40%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c4b0d83a534d6cdf2de54dbbd00e3538072ac2e360781b784608ed0d@%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8031
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