CVE-2021-41172 Self-XSS in AS_Redis
Self-XSS in the AS_Redis plugin for AntSword allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via insufficient input validation in the plugin configuration.
- 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-2021-41172?
CVE-2021-41172 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Medicean AS_Redis, published on 26 Oct 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
AS_Redis is an AntSword plugin for Redis. The Redis Manage plugin for AntSword prior to version 0.5 is vulnerable to Self-XSS due to due to insufficient input validation and sanitization via redis server configuration. Self-XSS in the plugin configuration leads to code execution. This issue is patched in version 0.5.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-41172?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Antsword Redis Project Antsword Redis.
How do I fix CVE-2021-41172?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-41172 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-2021-41172 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41172 in the wild and no public exploit code.