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CVE-2021-3693 (GCVE-0-2021-3693)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-23 12:41 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:01
VLAI
Title
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in ledgersmb/ledgersmb
Summary
LedgerSMB does not check the origin of HTML fragments merged into the browser's DOM. By sending a specially crafted URL to an authenticated user, this flaw can be abused for remote code execution and information disclosure.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
ledgersmb ledgersmb/ledgersmb Unaffected: 1.7.33
Affected: unspecified , < 1.8.18 (custom)
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