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Video Js CVE-2021-23414

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2021-07-28 report@snyk.io
6.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Severity by source

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
Jul 28, 2021 - 08:15 nvd
MEDIUM 6.1

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact
† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth
  • 9 npm packages depend on video.js (8 direct, 1 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 7.14.3.

DescriptionNVD

This affects the package video.js before 7.14.3. The src attribute of track tag allows to bypass HTML escaping and execute arbitrary code.

AnalysisAI

This affects the package video.js before 7.14.3. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code 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. This affects the package video.js before 7.14.3. The src attribute of track tag allows to bypass HTML escaping and execute arbitrary code. Affected products include: Videojs Video.Js, Fedoraproject Fedora. Version information: before 7.14.3..

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. 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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CVE-2021-23414 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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