CVE-2021-27774 An injection vulnerability affects HCL Digital Experience

Low 3.1 Published Updated

Attackers can inject malicious scripts into error responses, enabling phishing attacks against users of HCL Digital Experience.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-27774?

CVE-2021-27774 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in HCL Digital Experience, published on 22 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

User input included in error response, which could be used in a phishing attack.

Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-209

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-27774?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hcltech Hcl Digital Experience.

How do I fix CVE-2021-27774?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-27774 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-2021-27774 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-27774 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j588-5q9c-p6xm.

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