# CVE-2021-38681: Reflected XSS Vulnerability in Ragic Cloud DB

> Remote attackers can inject malicious code via reflected XSS in Ragic Cloud DB on QNAP NAS, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Nov 2021
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gpr8-jxh8-2pch

## What is CVE-2021-38681?

CVE-2021-38681 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Negocios Ragic Cloud DB, published on 20 Nov 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

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP NAS running Ragic Cloud DB. If exploited, this vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject malicious code. QNAP have already disabled and removed Ragic Cloud DB from the QNAP App Center, pending a security patch from Ragic.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38681?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qnap Ragic Cloud Db.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-38681?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38681 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-38681 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38681 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-38681 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-38681 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Negocios Ragic Cloud DB, published on 20 Nov 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38681 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Negocios Ragic Cloud DB. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38681/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38681/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38681
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38681
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38681

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38681/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.