Medium

Apache SkyWalking has a stored XSS vulnerability

  • Disclosed: 27.11.2025
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:22

There is an Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in Apache SkyWalking.

This issue affects Apache SkyWalking versions <= 10.2.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 10.3.0, which fixes the issue. Version 10.3.0 has not been uploaded to the Maven registry at time of publish, please see release notes for download instructions.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.skywalking:apm-webapp <= 10.1.0 no fix

References

CVSS score 6.1/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-80
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.apache.skywalking:apm-webapp
Disclosed
27.11.2025
Updated
11.10.2026 12:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-v6x2-4q87-rf82 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.apache.skywalking:apm-webapp

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

This is the only known vulnerability of this package.

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