CVE-2026-118414: Apache Roller cross-site scripting (XSS)
This Apache advisory covers CVE-2026-118414 in Apache Roller.
- CVE-2026-118414
Key facts
- Vendor rating
- Medium, CVSS 5.4
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N· base score 5.4, scored by apacheAttack vector: network. Attack complexity: low. Privileges required: low. User interaction: required. Scope: changed. Confidentiality impact: low. Integrity impact: low. Availability impact: none.- Weakness
- CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
- CISA KEV
- Not listed (catalogue checked )
- Affected
- through 6.1.6
- Fixed in
- 6.1.7
- Source published
- Source revised
- Listed by VulniPulse
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Affected products & platforms
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Apache Roller 6.1.2 through 6.1.6 allows a weblog administrator to store script that runs in the browsers of the weblog's members when they open their main menu.
The HTML-stripping routine kept a tag that was not closed, and the main menu printed the weblog description without escaping. Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Roller 6.1.7 or later.
Text from the source record.
How to fix CVE-2026-118414
Upgrade to a fixed release named by Apache:
- 6.1.7
Vendor guidance
- Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Roller 6.1.7 or later.
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