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Growi CVE-2021-20829

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2021-09-21 vultures@jpcert.or.jp
6.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Sep 21, 2021 - 10:15 nvd
MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionNVD

Cross-site scripting vulnerability due to the inadequate tag sanitization in GROWI versions v4.2.19 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute an arbitrary script on the web browser of the user who accesses a specially crafted page.

AnalysisAI

Cross-site scripting vulnerability due to the inadequate tag sanitization in GROWI versions v4.2.19 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute an arbitrary script on the web browser of the user. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Cross-site scripting vulnerability due to the inadequate tag sanitization in GROWI versions v4.2.19 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute an arbitrary script on the web browser of the user who accesses a specially crafted page. Affected products include: Weseek Growi.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

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