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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-20242 · published 11 February 2019

CVE-2018-20242: Apache jspwiki cross-site scripting vulnerability

Apache · Jspwiki

A carefully crafted URL could trigger an XSS vulnerability on Apache JSPWiki, from versions up to 2.10.5, which could lead to session hijacking.

6.1 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 5.4% · top 7.6% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
6.1CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.3
5.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A carefully crafted URL could trigger an XSS vulnerability on Apache JSPWiki, from versions up to 2.10.5, which could lead to session hijacking.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106804 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8ee4644432c0a433c5c514a57d940cf6dcb0a0094acd97b36290f0b4%40%3Cuser.jspwiki.apache.o
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/aac253cfc33c0429b528e2fcbe82d3a42d742083c528f58d192dfd16%40%3Ccommits.jspwiki.apach
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e42d6e93384d4a33e939989cd00ea2a06ccf1e7bb1e6bdd3bf5187c1%40%3Ccommits.jspwiki.apach
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106804 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8ee4644432c0a433c5c514a57d940cf6dcb0a0094acd97b36290f0b4%40%3Cuser.jspwiki.apache.o
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/aac253cfc33c0429b528e2fcbe82d3a42d742083c528f58d192dfd16%40%3Ccommits.jspwiki.apach
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e42d6e93384d4a33e939989cd00ea2a06ccf1e7bb1e6bdd3bf5187c1%40%3Ccommits.jspwiki.apach

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-20242), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.