CVE-2021-36696 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Deskpro cloud and on-premise Deskpro 2021.1.6 and fixed in Deskpro 2021.1.7 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in social media links on a user profile due to lack of input validation.

Published: 2021-09-07

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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:deskpro:deskpro:2021.1.6::::cloud:::
	cpe:2.3:a:deskpro:deskpro:2021.1.6::::on-premise:::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-23291	Deskpro cloud and on-premise Deskpro 2021.1.6 and fixed in Deskpro 2021.1.7 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in social media links on a user profile due to lack of input validation.

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 0.00569.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.r29k.com/articles/bb/stored-xss-in-deskpro#anchor2

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Deskpro Deskpro

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-09-07T10:52:35.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T01:01:57.958Z

Reserved: 2021-07-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-36696

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-09-07T11:15:07.697

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:59:00.880

Link: CVE-2021-36696

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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