Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-43505

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 31 March 2022

Published
31 March 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0021 42.9th percentile
Risk Priority 11 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-43505 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Simple Client Management System Project Simple Client Management System. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 42.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Multiple Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities exist in Ssourcecodester Simple Client Management System v1 via (1) Add new Client and (2) Add new invoice.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

simple client management system project
simple client management system
1.0

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.

addresses: CWE-79

Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.

addresses: CWE-79

Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.

addresses: CWE-79

Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.

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