Vulnerability · Published Mar 25, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-26596
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in Nokia NetAct 18A. A malicious user can change a filename of an uploaded file to include JavaScript code, which is then stored and executed by a victim's web browser. The most common mechanism for delivering malicious content is to include it as a parameter in a URL that is posted publicly or e-mailed directly to victims. Here, the /netact/sct filename parameter is used.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.gruppotim.it/redteam x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.trusted-introducer.org/directory/teams/nokia-psirt.html x_refsource_MISC