CVE-2021-37365 Cross-site scripting in n/a
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the CTparental admin panel via the 'cat' parameter, potentially compromising administrator accounts.
- 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-2021-37365?
CVE-2021-37365 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Aug 2021. 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
CTparental before 4.45.03 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) in the CTparental admin panel. In bl_categires_help.php, the 'categories' variable is assigned with the content of the query string param 'cat' without sanitization or encoding, enabling an attacker to inject malicious code into the output webpage.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-37365?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ctparental Project Ctparental.
How do I fix CVE-2021-37365?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-37365 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-2021-37365 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37365 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-588w-3hxj-v2wx.