CVE-2023-38435
Apache Felix Healthcheck Webconsole Plugin: XSS in healthcheck webconsole plugin
An improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('Cross-site Scripting') [CWE-79] vulnerability in Apache Felix Healthcheck Webconsole Plugin version 2.0.2 and prior may allow an attacker to perform a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.
Upgrade to Apache Felix Healthcheck Webconsole Plugin 2.1.0 or higher.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('Cross-site Scripting') [CWE-79] vulnerability in Apache Felix Healthcheck Webconsole Plugin version 2.0.2 and prior may allow an attacker to perform a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.
Upgrade to Apache Felix Healthcheck Webconsole Plugin 2.1.0 or higher.
- Record
CVE-2023-38435- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Apache Felix Healthcheck Webconsole Plugin: XSS in healthcheck webconsole plugin
An improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('Cross-site Scripting') [CWE-79] vulnerability in Apache Felix Healthcheck Webconsole Plugin version 2.0.2 and prior may allow an attacker to perform a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.
Upgrade to Apache Felix Healthcheck Webconsole Plugin 2.1.0 or higher.
- Record
CVE-2023-38435- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1954 No score
An improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('Cross-site Scripting') [CWE-79] vulnerability in Apache Felix Healthcheck Webconsole Plugin version 2.0.2 and prior may allow an attacker to perform a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.
Upgrade to Apache Felix Healthcheck Webconsole Plugin 2.1.0 or higher.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1954- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4pvw-g9fx-594r
Cross-site Scripting in healthcheck webconsole plugin
An improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('Cross-site Scripting') [CWE-79] vulnerability in Apache Felix Healthcheck Webconsole Plugin version 2.0.2 and prior may allow an attacker to perform a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.
Upgrade to Apache Felix Healthcheck Webconsole Plugin 2.1.0 or higher.
- Record
GHSA-4pvw-g9fx-594r- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-4pvw-g9fx-594r
Cross-site Scripting in healthcheck webconsole plugin
An improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('Cross-site Scripting') [CWE-79] vulnerability in Apache Felix Healthcheck Webconsole Plugin version 2.0.2 and prior may allow an attacker to perform a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.
Upgrade to Apache Felix Healthcheck Webconsole Plugin 2.1.0 or higher.
- Record
GHSA-4pvw-g9fx-594r- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.felix:org.apache.felix.healthcheck.webconsolepluginMaven |
before 2.1.0 | 2.1.0 |
org.apache.felix:org.apache.felix.healthcheck.webconsolepluginMaven |
before 2.1.0, plus listed versions 0.1.12.0.02.0.2 |
2.1.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-38435 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Apache Software Foundation Felix Healthcheck Webconsole Plugin, published July 25, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.25%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in org.apache.felix:org.apache.felix.healthcheck.webconsoleplugin 2.1.0.
References
lists.apache.org/thread/r3blhp3onr4rdbkgdyglqnccg0v79pfv
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/25/10
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38435
github.com/apache/felix-dev/commit/c4e67520e0a4499389342491869919a6c42ed62c