CVE-2021-4431
Published: 07 November 2023
Summary
CVE-2021-4431 is a low-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Msyk Fmdataapi. Its CVSS base score is 3.5 (Low).
Operationally, ranked in the top 27.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-34258
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in msyk FMDataAPI up to 22. Affected is an unknown function of the file FMDataAPI_Sample.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to…
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version 23 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 3bd1709a8f7b1720529bf5dfc9855ad609f436cf. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-244494 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.
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.