CVE-2021-4266
Published: 21 December 2022
Summary
CVE-2021-4266 is a low-severity Improper Neutralization (CWE-707) vulnerability in Hitachi Community Plugin Framework. Its CVSS base score is 3.5 (Low).
Operationally, ranked in the top 29.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-34108
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Webdetails cpf up to 9.5.0.0-80. Affected is an unknown function of the file core/src/main/java/pt/webdetails/cpf/packager/DependenciesPackage.java. The manipulation of the argument baseUrl leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the…
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attack remotely. Upgrading to version 9.5.0.0-81 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 3bff900d228e8cae3af256b447c5d15bdb03c174. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216468.
- 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.
Enforces use of documented standards and tool configurations that address proper neutralization of inputs/outputs during development.
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.