CVE-2021-47157 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-47157 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2021-47157 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47157 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. 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-2021-47157/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47157/index.md)
Attackers can hijack JSON requests in the Kossy Perl module due to improper X-Requested-With header handling, potentially leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-47157?
CVE-2021-47157 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Kossy module before 0.60 for Perl allows JSON hijacking because of X-Requested-With mishandling.
Weakness: CWE-346
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47157?
How do I fix CVE-2021-47157?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-47157 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-47157 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47157 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3r58-xjch-5xjp.