# CVE-2021-41318: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> An unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code in a victim's browser via unsanitized input in WhatsUp Gold.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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:** 28 Sep 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g44x-884w-mh6f

## What is CVE-2021-41318?

CVE-2021-41318 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Progress Whatsup Gold, published on 28 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

In Progress WhatsUp Gold prior to version 21.1.0, an application endpoint failed to adequately sanitize malicious input. which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code in a victim's browser.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-41318?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Progress Whatsup Gold.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-41318?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-41318 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-41318 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41318 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- WhatsUpGold 21.0.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Progress Whatsup Gold

- [CVE-2024-6670](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6670/): Progress WhatsUp Gold SQL Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-4885](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4885/): Progress WhatsUp Gold Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-46909](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46909/): WhatsUp Gold WriteDataFile Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-8785](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8785/): WhatsUp Gold Registry Overwrite Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-7763](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7763/): WhatsUp Gold getReport Missing Authentication Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-41318 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-41318 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Progress Whatsup Gold, published on 28 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41318 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Progress Whatsup Gold. 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-2021-41318/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41318/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-41318
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41318
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-41318

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41318/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.