Description
An issue was discovered in Nim before 1.6.2. The RST module of the Nim language stdlib, as used in NimForum and other products, permits the javascript: URI scheme and thus can lead to XSS in some applications. (Nim versions 1.6.2 and later are fixed; there may be backports of the fix to some earlier versions. NimForum 2.2.0 is fixed.)
Published: 2023-01-13
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-33525 An issue was discovered in Nim before 1.6.2. The RST module of the Nim language stdlib, as used in NimForum and other products, permits the javascript: URI scheme and thus can lead to XSS in some applications. (Nim versions 1.6.2 and later are fixed; there may be backports of the fix to some earlier versions. NimForum 2.2.0 is fixed.)
History

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 20:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Subscriptions

Nim-lang Nim Nimforum
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-07T19:13:15.282Z

Reserved: 2023-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-46872

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T05:17:42.923Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-01-13T06:15:10.940

Modified: 2025-04-07T20:15:17.223

Link: CVE-2021-46872

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses