What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-44030?

CVE-2021-44030 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: 4.2%.

Kace Desktop Authority CVE-2021-44030

MEDIUM

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

2021-12-22 cve@mitre.org

XSS Kace Desktop Authority

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

Dec 22, 2021 - 06:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionNVD

Quest KACE Desktop Authority before 11.2 allows XSS because it does not prevent untrusted HTML from reaching the jQuery.htmlPrefilter method of jQuery.

AnalysisAI

Quest KACE Desktop Authority before 11.2 allows XSS because it does not prevent untrusted HTML from reaching the jQuery.htmlPrefilter method of jQuery. 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. Quest KACE Desktop Authority before 11.2 allows XSS because it does not prevent untrusted HTML from reaching the jQuery.htmlPrefilter method of jQuery. Affected products include: Quest Kace Desktop Authority. Version information: before 11.2.

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.