What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-36790?

CVE-2021-36790 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.6%.

Dated News CVE-2021-36790

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2021-08-13 cve@mitre.org

XSS Dated News

6.1

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

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

CVE Published

Aug 13, 2021 - 17:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionNVD

The dated_news (aka Dated News) extension through 5.1.1 for TYPO3 allows XSS.

AnalysisAI

The dated_news (aka Dated News) extension through 5.1.1 for TYPO3 allows XSS. 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. The dated_news (aka Dated News) extension through 5.1.1 for TYPO3 allows XSS. Affected products include: Dated News Project Dated News. Version information: through 5.1.1.

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.