Vulnerability · Published Mar 6, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-36713
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in the datatables.js package (Ubuntu). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the DataTables plug-in 1.9.2 for jQuery allows attackers to run arbitrary code via the sBaseName parameter to function _fnCreateCookie. NOTE: 1.9.2 is a version from 2012.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | datatables.js | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-36713 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | datatables.js | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-36713 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | datatables.js | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-36713 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | datatables.js | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-36713 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | datatables.js | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-36713 |
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