Vulnerability · Published Aug 19, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-28002
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 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 34.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability was discovered in the Excerpt parameter in Textpattern CMS 4.9.0 which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted payload entered into the URL field. The vulnerability is triggered by users visiting the 'Articles' page.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49617 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tushar-vaidya-2111s5/ x_refsource_MISC