CVE-2021-42940 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Projeqtor 9.3.1 via /projeqtor/tool/saveAttachment.php, which allows an attacker to upload a SVG file containing malicious JavaScript code.

Published: 2022-02-11

Score: 9.9 Critical

EPSS: 1.1% 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:projeqtor:projeqtor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2021-29895	A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Projeqtor 9.3.1 via /projeqtor/tool/saveAttachment.php, which allows an attacker to upload a SVG file containing malicious JavaScript code.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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 0.01085.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://truedigitalsecurity.com/services/penetration-testing-services/advisory-summary-2.2022-cve-2021-42940
https://www.projeqtor.org/en/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Projeqtor Projeqtor

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-02-11T15:54:30.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T03:47:12.488Z

Reserved: 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-42940

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-02-11T16:15:08.620

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:10:16.510

Link: CVE-2021-42940

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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

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