Vulnerability · Published Nov 16, 2021 · Assigned by Mend
CVE-2021-25982FactorJS - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Search Functionality
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Factor from FactorJS. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In Factor (App Framework & Headless CMS) forum plugin, versions 1.3.5 to 1.8.30, are vulnerable to reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) at the “search” parameter in the URL. An unauthenticated attacker can execute malicious JavaScript code and steal the session cookies.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N