What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-42118?

CVE-2021-42118 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.7%.

Topease CVE-2021-42118

MEDIUM

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

2021-11-30 vulnerability@ncsc.ch

XSS Topease

5.4

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.4 MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 30, 2021 - 12:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionNVD

Persistent Cross Site Scripting in Web Applications operating on Business-DNA Solutions GmbH’s TopEase® Platform Version <= 7.1.27 via the Structure Component allows an authenticated remote attacker with Object Modification privileges to inject arbitrary HTML and JavaScript code in an object attribute, which is then rendered in the Structure Component, to alter the intended functionality and steal cookies, the latter allowing for account takeover.

AnalysisAI

Persistent Cross Site Scripting in Web Applications operating on Business-DNA Solutions GmbH’s TopEase® Platform Version <= 7.1.27 via the Structure Component allows an authenticated remote attacker. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, 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. Persistent Cross Site Scripting in Web Applications operating on Business-DNA Solutions GmbH’s TopEase® Platform Version <= 7.1.27 via the Structure Component allows an authenticated remote attacker with Object Modification privileges to inject arbitrary HTML and JavaScript code in an object attribute, which is then rendered in the Structure Component, to alter the intended functionality and steal cookies, the latter allowing for account takeover. Affected products include: Businessdnasolutions Topease.

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.