CVE-2026-123766 (GCVE-0-2026-123766)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-09 10:27 – Updated: 2026-11-09 11:08
VLAI
Title
Apache Axis2/Java: Cross-site scripting in the OpenAPI module's Swagger UI page
Summary
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
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting')
Assigner
apache CNA
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache Axis2/Java Affected: 2.0.1 , < 2.0.2 (semver)
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Credits
n0mi1k
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