CVE-2016-1000273 — Vulnerability in...

CRITICAL

Java Melody vulnerable to cross-site scripting

Published July 20, 2022Updated September 10, 2026Source: osv

Summary

JavaMelody is a monitoring tool for JavaEE applications. Versions prior to 1.61.0 are vulnerable to a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This issue was patched in version 1.61.0, and users are recommended to upgrade to the latest version. There are no known workarounds.

Advisory Timeline

First published July 20, 2022 (1546 days ago).
Last revised September 10, 2026 — 1513 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven

Update net.bull.javamelody:javamelody-core to 1.61.0 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 1.61.0 for net.bull.javamelody:javamelody-core -->

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: maven (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
net.bull.javamelody:javamelody-core	maven	1.10.0, 1.11.0, 1.11.1, 1.12.0 (+54 more)	1.61.0

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-79
Cross-site Scripting (XSS)MITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 10.0 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-1000273?: Java Melody vulnerable to cross-site scripting This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 10.0/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2016-1000273?: CVE-2016-1000273 affects net.bull.javamelody:javamelody-core. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2016-1000273 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

10.0

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-cqhr-jqvc-qw9p

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