CVSS 3.1
6.1 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NCVE-2026-123766 Apache Axis2/Java: Cross-site scripting in the OpenAPI module's Swagger UI page
Medium (6.1) in apache software foundation apache axis2/java. EPSS 0.3% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (Cross-site Scripting) vulnerability in the OpenAPI module of Apache Axis2/Java. The Swagger UI page served by the OpenAPI module wrote a value derived from the request's Host header into the page without encoding, allowing script injection in the context of the Axis2 origin. This issue affects Apache Axis2/Java: 2.0.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.3% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 20th percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
- CISA's assessment (SSVC)
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial, assessed 2026-11-12. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
- CWE
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (Cross-site Scripting)
- OWASP Top 10
- A05:2025 Injection
- Published
- Modified
- Assigned by
- apache (CNA)
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting analysis
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Affected
- apache software foundation:apache axis2/java
Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation Apache Axis2/Java | from 2.0.1 before 2.0.2 |
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-63 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
- CAPEC-85 AJAX Footprinting Likelihood: High · Severity: Low
- CAPEC-209 XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch Severity: Medium
- CAPEC-588 DOM-Based XSS Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
- CAPEC-591 Reflected XSS Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
- CAPEC-592 Stored XSS Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
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History
- Scored 6.1 medium
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