Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE describes a cross-site scripting risk in Apache wicket-jquery-ui. JavaScript entered through the WYSIWYG editor can execute when the content is later displayed. For the business, the concern is user-session compromise or malicious browser actions in applications using affected versions.
Executive priority
Handle as a moderate web-application security issue. Prioritize systems with authenticated user portals, administrator consoles, customer content, or shared collaboration features using this library.
Technical view
Apache wicket-jquery-ui versions <= 6.29.0, <= 7.10.1, and <= 8.0.0-M9.1 can execute JavaScript created in WYSIWYG editor content when that value is displayed. The source bundle does not provide CVSS, CWE, exploit details, or an exact fixed version.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to applications that embed Apache wicket-jquery-ui affected versions and allow users or administrators to create WYSIWYG content that other users later view.
Exploitation context
The provided sources describe the vulnerability behavior but do not state public exploitation, weaponized exploit availability, or CISA KEV listing. Treat active exploitation as unconfirmed from this bundle.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the bundle includes the CVE description, affected version ranges, and a mailing-list advisory reference. No CVSS vector, CWE mapping, fixed version, or exploit telemetry is provided, so validation should focus on dependency presence and actual WYSIWYG rendering paths.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory applications using Apache wicket-jquery-ui and identify affected version ranges.
- Check Apache or project guidance for the exact corrected release path.
- Prioritize upgrading components beyond the affected versions once vendor guidance confirms fixes.
- Restrict WYSIWYG content creation to trusted users until remediation is complete.
- Review stored WYSIWYG content for unsafe script-bearing markup.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether dependency manifests include Apache wicket-jquery-ui affected versions.
- Identify pages that display saved WYSIWYG editor values to other users.
- Review whether displayed WYSIWYG content is encoded or sanitized before rendering.
- Use safe, controlled QA checks to verify script content does not execute.
- Retest after upgrading or applying vendor-recommended remediation.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- [openmeetings-user] 20180418 [ANNOUNCE] CVE-2018-1325 - Wicket jQuery UI: XSS while displaying value in WYSIWYG editorCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
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CWE details
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