CVE-2021-4270
Published: 21 December 2022
Summary
CVE-2021-4270 is a low-severity Improper Neutralization (CWE-707) vulnerability in Imprint Cms Project Imprint Cms. Its CVSS base score is 3.5 (Low).
Operationally, ranked at the 43.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-34112
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in Imprint CMS. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function SearchForm of the file ImprintCMS/Models/ViewHelpers.cs. The manipulation of the argument query leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack…
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remotely. The name of the patch is 6140b140ccd02b5e4e7d6ba013ac1225724487f4. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-216474 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
- 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.