CVE-2021-44543 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An XSS vulnerability was found in Privoxy which was fixed in cgi_error_no_template() by encode the template name when Privoxy is configured to servce the user-manual itself.

Published: 2021-12-23

Score: 6.1 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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privoxy

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Privoxy 3.0.33`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:privoxy:privoxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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
Debian DLA	DLA-2844-1	privoxy security update
EUVD	EUVD-2021-31374	An XSS vulnerability was found in Privoxy which was fixed in cgi_error_no_template() by encode the template name when Privoxy is configured to servce the user-manual itself.
Ubuntu USN	USN-5826-1	Privoxy vulnerabilities

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 High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00792.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.privoxy.org/3.0.33/user-manual/whatsnew.html%2C
https://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0e668e9409c

History

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Subscriptions

Privoxy Privoxy

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2021-12-23T19:48:44.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T04:25:16.806Z

Reserved: 2021-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-44543

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-12-23T20:15:12.097

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:12:32.723

Link: CVE-2021-44543

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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