# CVE-2021-3536: Cross-site Scripting in Wildfly

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-3536-cross-site-scripting-in-wildfly  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-05-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-3536 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-05-25

Cross-site Scripting in Wildfly

Technologies: [org.wildfly:wildfly-parent (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-wildfly-wildfly-parent). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2021-3536 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-3536 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2021-3536?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 25 May 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.wildfly:wildfly-parent (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=23.0.2.Final.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-3536?** Yes. org.wildfly:wildfly-parent (Maven): upgrade to 23.0.2.Final or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-3536?** Check whether you run org.wildfly:wildfly-parent (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.wildfly:wildfly-parent (Maven): upgrade to 23.0.2.Final or later

  ```sh
  # set org.wildfly:wildfly-parent to 23.0.2.Final in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.wildfly:wildfly-parent (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=23.0.2.Final

## Identifiers

- CVE-2021-3536
- GHSA-v2wx-jj66-2hp7

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