What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-44598?

CVE-2021-44598 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: 0.7%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2021-44598?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2021-44598. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.7%.

Attendance Management System CVE-2021-44598

MEDIUM

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

2021-12-26 cve@mitre.org

XSS Attendance Management System

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 26, 2021 - 15:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionNVD

Attendance Management System 1.0 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The value of the FirstRecord request parameter is copied into the value of an HTML tag attribute which is encapsulated in double quotation marks. The attacker can access the system, by using the XSS-reflected method, and then can store information by injecting the admin account on this system.

AnalysisAI

Attendance Management System 1.0 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and 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. Attendance Management System 1.0 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The value of the FirstRecord request parameter is copied into the value of an HTML tag attribute which is encapsulated in double quotation marks. The attacker can access the system, by using the XSS-reflected method, and then can store information by injecting the admin account on this system. Affected products include: Attendance Management System Project Attendance Management System.

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.