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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-0186 · published 26 April 2019

CVE-2019-0186: Apache pluto cross-site scripting vulnerability

Apache · Pluto

The input fields of the Apache Pluto "Chat Room" demo portlet 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. Mitigation: * Uninstall the ChatRoomDemo war file - or - * migrate to version 3.1.0 of the chat-room-demo war file

6.1 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 21% · top 2.6% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
6.1CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.3
21%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The input fields of the Apache Pluto "Chat Room" demo portlet 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. Mitigation: * Uninstall the ChatRoomDemo war file - or - * migrate to version 3.1.0 of the chat-room-demo war file

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://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/portals-pluto-user/201904.mbox/%3CCAAqbB_ev=0KNgZmmNAq2=q11i1GYLGN6J-xCKx8Q8dbx
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152642/Apache-Pluto-3.0.0-3.0.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108091 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d093e6b0e5f9b3b50928255451afefd8f8fbdcd5bf28a726769a919a%40%3Cpluto-user.portals.ap
https://portals.apache.org/pluto/security.html MitigationVendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46759/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/25/8 Mailing ListMitigationThird Party Advisory
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/portals-pluto-user/201904.mbox/%3CCAAqbB_ev=0KNgZmmNAq2=q11i1GYLGN6J-xCKx8Q8dbx
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152642/Apache-Pluto-3.0.0-3.0.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108091 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d093e6b0e5f9b3b50928255451afefd8f8fbdcd5bf28a726769a919a%40%3Cpluto-user.portals.ap
https://portals.apache.org/pluto/security.html MitigationVendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46759/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/25/8 Mailing ListMitigationThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-0186), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.