CVE-2021-4303
Published: 05 January 2023
Summary
CVE-2021-4303 is a low-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Xataface Project Xataface. Its CVSS base score is 2.0 (Low).
Operationally, ranked in the top 46.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-0352
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in shannah Xataface up to 2.x. Affected by this issue is the function testftp of the file install/install_form.js.php of the component Installer. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The…
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attack may be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Upgrading to version 3.0.0 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 94143a4299e386f33bf582139cd4702571d93bde. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-217442 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: Installer is disabled by default.
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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.