CVE-2021-44120 — MEDIUM (5.4)

Vulnerability Description

SPIP 4.0.0 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ecrire/public/interfaces.php, adding the function safehtml to the vulnerable fields. An editor is able to modify his personal information. If the editor has an article written and available, when a user goes to the public site and wants to read the author's information, the malicious code will be executed. The "Who are you" and "Website Name" fields are vulnerable.

CVSS Score

5.4

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Spip	Spip	4.0.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

https://git.spip.net/spip/spip/commit/d548391d799387d1e93cf1a369d385c72f7d5c81PatchVendor Advisory
https://git.spip.net/spip/spip/commit/d548391d799387d1e93cf1a369d385c72f7d5c81PatchVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2021-44120?

CVE-2021-44120 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM). SPIP 4.0.0 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ecrire/public/interfaces.php, adding the function safehtml to the vulnerable fields. An editor is able to modify his personal in...

How severe is CVE-2021-44120?

CVE-2021-44120 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2021-44120?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Spip Spip.