CVE-2021-40106 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts into blog comments via the website field, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.
- 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-2021-40106?
CVE-2021-40106 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Concretecms Concrete Cms, published on 27 Sep 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
An issue was discovered in Concrete CMS through 8.5.5. There is unauthenticated stored XSS in blog comments via the website field.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40106?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Concretecms Concrete Cms.
How do I fix CVE-2021-40106?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40106 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-2021-40106 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40106 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-8134 Concrete CMS Vulnerable to Relative Path Traversal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-95f3-pf4g-7m5q.