Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the manager web interface in mod_cluster…
Priority LOW 24CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 10 fixed, 10 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the manager web interface in mod_cluster before 1.3.2.Alpha1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted MCMP message.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01846 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 10 fixed, 10 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 5 advisories
- RHSA-2015:1642 Released 2015-08-18 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Web Server 2.1.0 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 5 Server mod_cluster-native-1.2.9-4.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el5, mod_cluster-native-1.2.9-4.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el5.i386, mod_jk-1.2.40-4.redhat_2.ep6.el5 +4
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 Server mod_cluster-native-1.2.9-4.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el6, mod_cluster-native-1.2.9-4.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el6.i386, mod_jk-1.2.40-4.redhat_2.ep6.el6 +4
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 7 Server mod_cluster-native-1.2.9-4.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el7, mod_jk-1.2.40-4.redhat_2.ep6.el7, mod_jk-ap22-1.2.40-4.redhat_2.ep6.el7 +1
- RHSA-2015:1641 Released 2015-08-18 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Web Server 2.1.0 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.1
- RHSA-2015:0848 Released 2015-04-16 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.0 update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 7 Server apache-commons-daemon-eap6-1:1.0.15-8.redhat_1.ep6.el7, apache-commons-io-eap6-2.1.0-1.redhat_4.1.ep6.el7, apache-commons-lang-eap6-2.6.0-1.redhat_4.1.ep6.el7 +47
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2015:0846 Released 2015-04-16 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.0 update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 5 Server apache-commons-cli-eap6-1.2.0-1.redhat_8.1.ep6.el5, apache-commons-codec-eap6-1.4.0-4.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5, apache-commons-configuration-eap6-1.6.0-1.redhat_4.2.ep6.el5 +47
- RHSA-2015:0847 Released 2015-04-16 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.0 update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 6 Server apache-commons-cli-eap6-1.2.0-1.redhat_8.1.ep6.el6, apache-commons-codec-eap6-1.4.0-4.redhat_4.1.ep6.el6, apache-commons-configuration-eap6-1.6.0-1.redhat_4.2.ep6.el6 +47
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | Affected | — |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6 | Affected | — |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | Affected | — |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 | Affected | — |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 | Affected | — |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | Affected | — |
| Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 | Affected | — |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 5 | Affected | — |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 6 | Affected | — |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 | Affected | — |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 5 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0846 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 6 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0847 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0848 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 5 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1642 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1642 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1642 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1641 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.0 | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.0 for RHEL 6 | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.0 for RHEL 7 | Fixed | — |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-0298
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hf4r-6f6g-9rgp
References
More Red Hat Mod Cluster vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-03833 Stack-based buffer overflow in native/mod_manager/node.c in mod_cluster 1.2.9. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-01060 mod_cluster 1.0.10 before 1.0.10 CP03 and 1.1.x before 1.1.4, as used in JBoss Enterprise… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2015-0298 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-0298 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hf4r-6f6g-9rgp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-0298 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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