CVE-2021-37470
Published: 25 July 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-37470 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Nchsoftware Webdictate. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 48.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-24035
Vulnerability details
In NCH WebDictate v2.13, persistent Cross Site Scripting (XSS) exists in the Recipient Name field. An authenticated user can add or modify the affected field to inject arbitrary JavaScript.
- 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.