CVE-2021-43265 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In Mahara before 20.04.5, 20.10.3, 21.04.2, and 21.10.0, certain tag syntax could be used for XSS, such as via a SCRIPT element.

Published: 2021-11-02

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara::::::::

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No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-30209	In Mahara before 20.04.5, 20.10.3, 21.04.2, and 21.10.0, certain tag syntax could be used for XSS, such as via a SCRIPT element.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00302.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1944633
https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8953

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Mahara Mahara

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-11-02T21:55:08.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T03:55:28.279Z

Reserved: 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-43265

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-11-02T22:15:09.067

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:28:57.037

Link: CVE-2021-43265

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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