CVE-2021-28290 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the IdentityServer4 Admin interface via unencoded input, potentially compromising user sessions.

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-2021-28290?

CVE-2021-28290 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 May 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

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Skoruba IdentityServer4.Admin before 2.0.0 via unencoded value passed to the data-secret-value parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-28290?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Identityserver4.admin Project Identityserver4.admin.

How do I fix CVE-2021-28290?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-28290 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-2021-28290 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-28290 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-685p-75ch-jq74.

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