CVE-2021-42751 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Rule Engine in ThingsBoard 3.3.1 allows remote attackers (with administrative access) to inject arbitrary JavaScript within the description of a rule node.

Published: 2022-08-12

Score: 4.8 Medium

EPSS: 2.5% 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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:thingsboard:thingsboard:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2021-29709	A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Rule Engine in ThingsBoard 3.3.1 allows remote attackers (with administrative access) to inject arbitrary JavaScript within the description of a rule node.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02465.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/thingsboard/thingsboard
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167999/Thingsboard-3.3.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html

History

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Subscriptions

Thingsboard Thingsboard

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-08-12T16:52:47.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T03:38:50.217Z

Reserved: 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-42751

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-08-12T17:15:08.627

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:10:04.153

Link: CVE-2021-42751

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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