NVD

CVE-2021-25983 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Description

In Factor (App Framework & Headless CMS) forum plugin, versions v1.3.8 to v1.8.30, are vulnerable to reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) at the “tags” and “category” parameters in the URL. An unauthenticated attacker can execute malicious JavaScript code and steal the session cookies.

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: Mend

Base Score: 6.1 MEDIUM

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

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 4.3 MEDIUM

Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

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Hyperlink	Resource
https://github.com/FactorJS/factor/blob/v1.8.30/%40plugins/plugin-forum/topic-list.vue#L141-L143
https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25983	Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-79	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')	NIST Mend

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Change History

3 change records found show changes

Initial Analysis by NIST 11/17/2021 12:46:30 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:darwin:factor::::::node.js:: versions from (including) 1.3.8 up to (including) 1.8.30
Added	CVSS V2		NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Added	CVSS V2 Metadata		Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Added	CVSS V3.1		NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Added	CWE		NIST CWE-79
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/FactorJS/factor/blob/v1.8.30/@plugins/plugin-forum/topic-list.vue#L141-L143 No Types Assigned	https://github.com/FactorJS/factor/blob/v1.8.30/@plugins/plugin-forum/topic-list.vue#L141-L143 Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25983 No Types Assigned	https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25983 Third Party Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-25983
NVD Published Date:
11/16/2021
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
Mend

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