CVE-2021-27479 Cross-site scripting in ZOLL Defibrillator Dashboard

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Low-privilege users can inject malicious scripts into the ZOLL Defibrillator Dashboard, leading to code execution and privilege escalation for higher-privilege users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-27479?

CVE-2021-27479 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ZOLL Defibrillator Dashboard, published on 16 Jun 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ZOLL Defibrillator Dashboard, v prior to 2.2,The affected product’s web application could allow a low privilege user to inject parameters to contain malicious scripts to be executed by higher privilege users.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-27479?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zoll Defibrillator Dashboard.

How do I fix CVE-2021-27479?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-27479 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-2021-27479 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-27479 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m27c-hx6r-5q2q.

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