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Stored cross-site scripting in Apache Commons BCEL Class2HTML

Priority LOW 12CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 7 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Apache Commons BCEL before 6.13.0 is affected. Its Class2HTML emitters write strings from class files into generated HTML without escaping them (CWE-79). An unauthenticated attacker who supplies a crafted class file can inject script that runs in the browser of a user who views the generated report.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Apache Commons BCEL. This only happens when you're using Class2HTML to generate webpages for possibly-attacker-controlled class files, where Class2HTML emitters write attacker class-file strings into HTML unescaped (stored XSS in reports). This issue affects Apache Commons BCEL: before 6.13.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.13.0, which fixes the issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00248 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Apache Commons BCEL (Apache Software Foundation): 6.13.0Red Hat: 7 without a fix

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Commons BCELbefore 6.13.06.13.0Patch availableCNA
  • Apache Commons BCEL VendorApache Affected before 6.13.0 Fixed in 6.13.0 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Upgrade Apache Commons BCEL to version 6.13.0, which fixes the issue. Red Hat lists no fix available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 9 and 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3, Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6, and Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3, and no fix planned for Red Hat Fuse 7.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

  • Fix · CNA Apache Commons BCEL (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 6.13.0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Apache Commons BCEL — lists.apache.org/thread.html/co1wfk2lyrmpnfhn49o370pvfl978r…

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-68935 Apache Commons BCEL class repositories cache classes under self-declared namesPriority LOW 35

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Fuse 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3AffectedNo fix yet

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105111
  2. 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-vpf7-2j6x-pp68
  3. 2026-10-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

  • TI-2025-18529 Apache Tomcat: Potential RCE and/or information disclosure and/or information corruption with partial PUT KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2024-30292 Apache OFBiz: Confused controller-view authorization logic (forced browsing) KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26062 Apache OFBiz: Unauthenticated endpoint could allow execution of screen rendering code KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-21190 Apache OFBiz: Path traversal leading to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-18186 Apache HugeGraph-Server: Command execution in gremlin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-25106 Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache ActiveMQ KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
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