CVE-2021-42329
Published: 15 October 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-42329 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Xinheinformation Xinhe Teaching Platform System. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 35.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-29303
Vulnerability details
The “List_Add” function of message board of ShinHer StudyOnline System does not filter special characters in the title parameter. After logging in with user’s privilege, remote attackers can inject JavaScript and execute stored XSS attacks.
- 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.