TI-2018-05808 Aliases CVE-2018-8031 GHSA-fg44-w3fr-hgxv

Cross-site scripting in Apache TomEE

LOW 31CWE-79Published 2018-07-23 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02003 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Apache TomEE (Apache Software Foundation): 7.0.5org.apache.tomee:tomee-webapp (Maven): 7.0.5

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
Apache	Apache TomEE	before 7.0.5	7.0.5	Patch available	CNA
—	org.apache.tomee:tomee-webapp (Maven)	before 7.0.5	7.0.5	Patch available	GHSA-fg44-w3fr-hgxv

Apache TomEE VendorApache Affected before 7.0.5 Fixed in 7.0.5 Patch available CNA
org.apache.tomee:tomee-webapp (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 7.0.5 Fixed in 7.0.5 Patch available GHSA-fg44-w3fr-hgxv

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomee::::::::	before 7.0.5	Vulnerable	Apache

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.0.5 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

Fix · CNA Apache TomEE (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 7.0.5
Fix · GHSA-fg44-w3fr-hgxv org.apache.tomee:tomee-webapp (Maven) Fixed in 7.0.5 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-8031
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fg44-w3fr-hgxv

References

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8031

Other 4

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TI-2019-10436 initDocumentParser in xml/XMLSchedulingDataProcessor.java in Terracotta Quartz Scheduler… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2016-00697 The EjbObjectInputStream class in Apache TomEE before 1.7.4 and 7.x before 7.0.0-M3… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-17647 Bypass of the secureValidation property CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2020-09630 Missing authentication in Apache TomEE CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-10908 Missing authentication in Apache TomEE CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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