# CVE-2019-10078: A carefully crafted plugin link invocation could trigger an XSS vulnerability on Apache JSPWiki 2.9.0 to 2.11.0.M3, which could lead to sess

- Also known as: GHSA-HP5R-MHGP-56C9
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 2.11.0.M4
- Published: 2019-05-20 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache JSPWiki: Apache JSPWiki 2.9.0 to 2.11.0.M3
- org.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-war (Maven): from 2.9.0, fixed in 2.11.0.M4
- org.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-main (Maven): from 2.9.0, fixed in 2.11.0.M4

## Description

A carefully crafted plugin link invocation could trigger an XSS vulnerability on Apache JSPWiki 2.9.0 to 2.11.0.M3, which could lead to session hijacking. Initial reporting indicated ReferredPagesPlugin, but further analysis showed that multiple plugins were vulnerable.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache JSPWiki, org.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-war, org.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-main, upgrade to a fixed version (2.11.0.M4) per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/24f324ef11e43ba89ec9aac3725a5ecd4289835639c476299e7660d9%40%3Cdev.jspwiki.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/aac253cfc33c0429b528e2fcbe82d3a42d742083c528f58d192dfd16%40%3Ccommits.jspwiki.apache.org%3E
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/19/6
- https://jspwiki-wiki.apache.org/Wiki.jsp?page=CVE-2019-10078
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/959811b776e1a332a1a4295405b683fd64190d079a7c3028f1c314d7%40%3Cdev.jspwiki.apache.org%3E
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108437
- https://github.com/shoucheng3/apache__jspwiki_CVE-2019-10078_2-11-0-M3
- https://github.com/shoucheng3/apache__jspwiki_CVE-2019-10078_2_11_0_M4_fixed

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