Vulnerability · Published Jan 6, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-42841
Medium 6.1
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 0.9% (higher than 59% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 40.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Insta HMS before 12.4.10 is vulnerable to XSS because of improper validation of user-supplied input by multiple scripts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability via a crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/210416 x_refsource_MISC