Apache Allura: Stored authenticated XSS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- 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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Apache Allura's neighborhood settings are vulnerable to a stored XSS attack. Only neighborhood admins can access these settings, so the scope of risk is limited to configurations where neighborhood admins are not fully trusted. This issue affects Apache Allura: from 1.4.0 through 1.17.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.17.1, which fixes the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-38379
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7p4c-c4rq-7g98
References
More Apache Allura vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-51377 Apache Allura: Git command injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-48566 Apache Allura: Server-side request forgery CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-24250 Apache Allura: sensitive information exposure via DNS rebinding CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-01203 Path traversal in Apache Allura CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-07410 Cross-site scripting in Apache Allura CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2026-52764 Apache Allura: Unauthenticated REST disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-38379 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-38379 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7p4c-c4rq-7g98 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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