CVE-2021-4072 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

elgg is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Published: 2021-12-24

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

elgg

elgg/elgg

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 3.3.24

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2022-0429	elgg is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Github GHSA	GHSA-2xw8-j43j-5vxp	elgg is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

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

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

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 0.00697.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/elgg/elgg/commit/c30b17bf75256ed3fcc84e2083147cc3951423d0
https://huntr.dev/bounties/74034253-732a-4251-a0f9-eca5f576c955

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Elgg Elgg

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntrdev

Published: 2021-12-24T13:25:09.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T17:16:03.730Z

Reserved: 2021-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-4072

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-12-24T14:15:07.327

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:18:59.503

Link: CVE-2021-4072

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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

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