CVE-2021-4269
Published: 21 December 2022
Summary
CVE-2021-4269 is a low-severity Improper Neutralization (CWE-707) vulnerability in Simplerisk Simplerisk. Its CVSS base score is 3.5 (Low).
Operationally, ranked in the top 49.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-34111
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability has been found in SimpleRisk and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function checkAndSetValidation of the file simplerisk/js/common.js. The manipulation of the argument title leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to…
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version 20220306-001 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 591405b4ed160fbefc1dca1e55c5745079a7bb48. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216472.
- 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.