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brew-code-server-cve-2021-42648

Vulnerability from osv_homebrew

Published

2026-08-13 16:40

Modified

2026-08-13 16:40

Summary

Cross site scripting in code-server

Details

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Coder Code-Server before 3.12.0, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted URL.

Severity

6.1 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

URL

Type

	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42648	ADVISORY
	https://github.com/cdr/code-server/issues/4355	WEB
	https://github.com/coder/code-server/pull/4430	WEB
	https://github.com/coder/code-server	PACKAGE

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    {
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        "fix": "bump",
        "range_state": "fixed",
        "upstream_fixed_in": "3.12.0"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Homebrew",
        "name": "code-server",
        "purl": "pkg:brew/code-server"
      },
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            {
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            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.112.0_1"
            }
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    "source": "matched",
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        "key": "pkg:npm/code-server@4.112.0",
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      }
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    },
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    },
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    "CVE-2021-42648"
  ]
}

CVE-2021-42648 (GCVE-0-2021-42648)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-05-11 17:34 – Updated: 2024-08-04 03:38

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Coder Code-Server before 3.12.0, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted URL.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://github.com/cdr/code-server/issues/4355	x_refsource_MISC

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GHSA-2GP3-6C9P-JP7W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-12 00:00 – Updated: 2022-05-24 22:18

Summary

Cross site scripting in code-server

Details

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Coder Code-Server before 3.12.0, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted URL.

Severity

6.1 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "code-server"
      },
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            {
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            {
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            }
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "CVE-2021-42648"
  ],
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    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2022-05-24T22:18:10Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-05-11T18:15:00Z",
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  "modified": "2022-05-24T22:18:10Z",
  "published": "2022-05-12T00:00:40Z",
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    },
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brew-code-server-cve-2021-42648

Vulnerability from osv_homebrew

CVE-2021-42648 (GCVE-0-2021-42648)

GHSA-2GP3-6C9P-JP7W

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