CVE-2021-40310 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

An attacker can inject malicious scripts via the cp_id_miss_attn parameter in TakeAttendance.php, potentially compromising user sessions.

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-2021-40310?

CVE-2021-40310 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Os4ed Opensis, published on 24 Sep 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

OpenSIS Community Edition version 8.0 is affected by a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the TakeAttendance.php via the cp_id_miss_attn parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40310?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Os4ed Opensis.

How do I fix CVE-2021-40310?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40310 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-2021-40310 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40310 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Os4ed Opensis vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3xrw-4r8r-42q3.

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