CVE-2021-3355 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

An attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the admin panel via a stored XSS vulnerability in the Sensitive Words title field.

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

What is CVE-2021-3355?

CVE-2021-3355 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Feb 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A stored-self XSS exists in LightCMS v1.3.4, allowing an attacker to execute HTML or JavaScript code in a vulnerable Title field to /admin/SensitiveWords.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-3355?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lightcms Project Lightcms.

How do I fix CVE-2021-3355?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-3355 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-2021-3355 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-3355 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h87g-cj47-crv7.

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