What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-41261?

CVE-2021-41261 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.6%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-41261?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2021-41261. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Galette CVE-2021-41261

MEDIUM

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

2021-12-16 security-advisories@github.com

XSS Galette

4.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.8 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 16, 2021 - 19:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionNVD

Galette is a membership management web application built for non profit organizations and released under GPLv3. Versions prior to 0.9.6 are subject to stored cross site scripting attacks via the preferences footer. The preference footer can only be altered by a site admin. This issue has been resolved in the 0.9.6 release and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds.

AnalysisAI

Galette is a membership management web application built for non profit organizations and released under GPLv3. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

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. Galette is a membership management web application built for non profit organizations and released under GPLv3. Versions prior to 0.9.6 are subject to stored cross site scripting attacks via the preferences footer. The preference footer can only be altered by a site admin. This issue has been resolved in the 0.9.6 release and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds. Affected products include: Galette. Version information: prior to 0.9.6.

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.