CVE-2021-40492 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A reflected XSS vulnerability exists in multiple pages in version 22 of the Gibbon application that allows for arbitrary execution of JavaScript (gibbonCourseClassID, gibbonPersonID, subpage, currentDate, or allStudents to index.php).

Published: 2021-09-03

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 2.3% 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 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gibbonedu:gibbon:22.0.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

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 None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02316.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://gibbonedu.org/
https://github.com/5qu1n7/CVE-2021-40492

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Gibbonedu Gibbon

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-09-03T16:47:33.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T02:44:10.848Z

Reserved: 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-40492

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-09-03T17:15:07.693

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:07:02.167

Link: CVE-2021-40492

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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