CVE-2021-38144 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

A low-privileged user can trigger Reflected XSS in Form Tools via the submission_id parameter, potentially allowing script execution in victim browsers.

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-2021-38144?

CVE-2021-38144 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 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

An issue was discovered in Form Tools through 3.0.20. A low-privileged user can trigger Reflected XSS when a viewing a form via the submission_id parameter, e.g., clients/forms/edit_submission.php?form_id=1&view_id=1&submission_id=[XSS].

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38144?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Formtools Core.

How do I fix CVE-2021-38144?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38144 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-2021-38144 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2jhv-7392-ffcx.

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