---
id: CVE-2026-82381
title: >-
  Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site
  Scripting') in Apache Roller 6.1.5 allows a user with authoring rights on a
  weblog to store crafted content that is later written into the authoring UI's
  JavaScript…
summary: >-
  Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site
  Scripting') in Apache Roller 6.1.5 allows a user with authoring rights on a
  weblog to store crafted content that is later written into the authoring UI's
  JavaScript…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: Apache Software Foundation
product: Apache Roller
affected:
  - apache_roller 6.1.5
published: '2026-09-28'
updated: '2026-09-28'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-28T09:17:06.363'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82381'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/apache/roller/pull/168'
    label: security@apache.org
  - url: 'https://lists.apache.org/thread/5qvk6j5r8ttm4vx4ntxqt6bjz6pg4r46'
    label: security@apache.org
  - url: 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/25/14'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-09-28T09:06:28.554Z'
---

## Overview

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Apache Roller 6.1.5 allows a user with authoring rights on a weblog to store crafted content that is later written into the authoring UI's JavaScript string literals and markup sinks without proper encoding, causing the stored script to execute in another author's or administrator's browser. No optional feature or non-default configuration is required; this affects weblogs with multiple authors or administrators who are not mutually trusted. Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Roller 6.1.6 or later, which moves those values out of JavaScript literals and writes them as text.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.