CVE-2021-32573
Published: 11 May 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-32573 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Express-Cart Project Express-Cart. Its CVSS base score is 4.8 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 43.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-19415
Vulnerability details
The express-cart package through 1.1.10 for Node.js allows Reflected XSS (for an admin) via a user input field for product options. NOTE: the vendor states that this "would rely on an admin hacking his/her own website.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.