CVE-2021-4293
Published: 28 December 2022
Summary
CVE-2021-4293 is a low-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Sir Youngcart5. Its CVSS base score is 3.5 (Low).
Operationally, ranked in the top 48.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-34130
Vulnerability details
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in gnuboard youngcart5 up to 5.4.5.1. Affected is an unknown function of the file adm/menu_list_update.php. The manipulation of the argument me_link leads to cross site scripting. It…
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is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 5.4.5.2 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 70daa537adfa47b87af12d85f1e698fff01785ff. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-216954 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
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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.