GHSA-jhvj-f397-8w6q — hal-console
MEDIUMGHSA-jhvj-f397-8w6q is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in org.jboss.hal:hal-console. A fix is available for org.jboss.hal:hal-console — see the affected versions and patch details below.
HAL Console has a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability of user input
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-jhvj-f397-8w6q.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-jhvj-f397-8w6q plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 378,567 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
org.jboss.hal:hal-consoleReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
A flaw was found in the HAL Console in the Wildfly component, which does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output used as a web page that is served to other users. The attacker must be authenticated as a user that belongs to management groups “SuperUser”, “Admin”, or “Maintainer”.
Impact
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the management console.
Patches
Fixed in HAL 3.7.7.Final
Workarounds
No workaround available
References
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.jboss.hal:hal-console | all versions | 3.7.7.Finalorg.jboss.hal:hal-console:3.7.7.Final |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.jboss.hal:hal-console, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.jboss.hal:hal-console to 3.7.7.Final or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-jhvj-f397-8w6q is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-jhvj-f397-8w6q can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-jhvj-f397-8w6q. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Fixing This On Your OS
If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.
Red Hat has evaluated and the attacker must be authenticated as user that belongs to management groups “SuperUser”, “Admin”, or “Maintainer”. This issue requires previous privilege to jeopardize an environment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-jhvj-f397-8w6q in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-jhvj-f397-8w6q across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.