CVE-2021-42551
Published: 14 January 2022
Summary
CVE-2021-42551 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Alcoda Netbiblio. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 8.5% 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-2021-29519
Vulnerability details
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search functionality of AlCoda NetBiblio WebOPAC allows an unauthenticated user to craft a reflected Cross-Site Scripting attack. This issue affects: AlCoda NetBiblio WebOPAC versions prior to 4.0.0.320; versions later than 4.0.0.328. This issue does…
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not affect: AlCoda NetBiblio WebOPAC version 4.0.0.335 and later versions.
- 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.