CVE-2021-21542 Cross-site scripting in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)
Remote authenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts into iDRAC9 certificate generation, leading to code execution in victim browsers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-21542?
CVE-2021-21542 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), published on 30 Apr 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Dell EMC iDRAC9 versions prior to 4.40.10.00 contain multiple stored cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. A remote authenticated malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit these vulnerabilities to store malicious HTML or JavaScript code through multiple affected while generating a certificate. When victim users access the submitted data through their browsers, the malicious code gets executed by the web browser in the context of the vulnerable application.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21542?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Idrac9 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2021-21542?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-21542 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2021-21542 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21542 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)
- CVE-2021-21538 Auth bypass in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)
- CVE-2019-3706 Web Interface Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-3707 WS-MAN Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-5366 Path traversal in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)
- CVE-2018-1249 Security feature bypass in iDRAC9
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7q5c-73vg-wcgj.