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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2016-20102

JavaMelody before 1.60.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject script by supplying crafted values in the graph parameter of /monitoring?part=graph. Attackers can include a closing script tag in the graph value, which is only JavaScript-escaped in HtmlCounterReport, to execute script in victims' browsers. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-18.

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1 Nov 2026, 03:38 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2016-20102

core-osv · Original source

Published 20 Oct 2026, 21:17 UTC

JavaMelody before 1.60.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject script by supplying crafted values in the graph parameter of /monitoring?part=graph. Attackers can include a closing script tag in the graph value, which is only JavaScript-escaped in HtmlCounterReport, to execute script in victims' browsers. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-18.

osv:CVE-2016-20102
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-20102",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2016-20102",
    "summary": "JavaMelody before 1.60.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject script by supplying crafted values in the graph parameter of /monitoring?part=graph. Attackers can include a closing script tag in the graph value, which is only JavaScript-escaped in HtmlCounterReport, to execute script in victims' browsers. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-18.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2016-20102",
    "products": [],
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          "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/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"
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                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
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          "versions": [
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          "database_specific": {
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T02:45:04.615278609Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/other/java-melody-xss.yaml",
        "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/javamelody-1.60.0-reflected-xss-via-monitoring-graph-parameter",
        "https://github.com/javamelody/javamelody/commit/de7b648eebc3254fcb82fcda60de83a212271def",
        "https://github.com/javamelody/javamelody/pull/555"
      ],
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    },
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 428160,
  "published_at": "2026-10-20T21:17:13.893+00:00"
}