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TI-2019-00207 Aliases CVE-2019-0234GHSA-g2p9-qx45-9p93

Cross-site scripting in Apache Roller

Priority LOW 33CWE-79Published · Updated

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
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

A Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Apache Roller. Roller's Math Comment Authenticator did not property sanitize user input and could be exploited to perform Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS). The mitigation for this vulnerability is to upgrade to the latest version of Roller, which is now Roller 5.2.3.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03445 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache RollerRoller 5.2; 5.2.1; 5.2.2. The unsupported pre-Roller 5.1 versions may also be affected.—No fix listedCNA
  • Apache Roller VendorApache Affected Roller 5.2; 5.2.1; 5.2.2. The unsupported pre-Roller 5.1 versions may also be affected. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.2VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.2 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-0234
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g2p9-qx45-9p93

References

Other 2

  • TI-2013-03684 Certain getText methods in the ActionSupport controller in Apache Roller before 5.0.2… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2014-00028 The XML-RPC protocol support in Apache Roller before 5.0.3 allows attackers to conduct… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-12297 Server-side request forgery in Apache Roller CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-12966 regex injection leading to DoS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-00218 The weblog page template in Apache Roller 5.1 through 5.1.1 allows remote authenticated… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2012-02109 Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the admin/editor console in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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