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CVE-2024-8215· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Payara

Payload Injection Attack via Management REST interface

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Payara Platform Payara Server (Admin Console modules) allows Remote Code Inclusion.This issue affects Payara Server: from 5.20.0 before 5.68.0, from 6.0.0 before 6.19.0, from 6.2022.1 before 6.2024.10, from 4.1.2.191.1 before 4.1.2.191.51.

HighCVSS 8.7 · v4.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Oct 8, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 37th percentile
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Action score

34

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
34 / 40 · 8.7 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · Payara
8.7
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
payarapayara

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • payara payara4.1.2.191 and later · before 4.1.2.191.51
  • payara payara5.20.0 and later · before 5.68.0
  • payara payara6.0.0 and later · up to 6.19.0 inclusive
  • payara payara6.2022.1 and later · before 6.2024.10

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Payara). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Payara Platform Payara Server

    • 5.20.0 and later · before 5.68.0affected · semver
    • 6.0.0 and later · before 6.19.0affected · semver
    • 6.2022.1 and later · before 6.2024.10affected · semver
    • 4.1.2.191.1 and later · before 4.1.2.191.51affected

Same product

payara: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-45129Payara before 2022-11-04, when deployed to the root context, allows attackers to visit META-INF and WEB-INF, a different vulnerability than
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2022-37422Payara through 5.2022.2 allows directory traversal without authentication.
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2024-7312REST Interface Link Redirection via Host parameter
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2025-1534Cross-site Scripting (Stored)
    27Monitor
  • CVE-2023-41699Payara Platform: URL Redirection to untrusted site using FORM authentication
    24Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Payara Platform Payara Server5.68.0Vendor (CNA)
Payara Platform Payara Server6.19.0Vendor (CNA)
Payara Platform Payara Server6.2024.10Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2025-1534175 days apartCross-site Scripting (Stored)
    27Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
High
User interaction
A
Scope
X

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

nvd-secondary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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