CVE-2021-25983

FactorJS - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Tags and Categories Functionality

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In Factor (App Framework & Headless CMS) forum plugin, versions v1.3.8 to v1.8.30, are vulnerable to reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) at the “tags” and “category” parameters in the URL. An unauthenticated attacker can execute malicious JavaScript code and steal the session cookies.

En Factor (App Framework & Headless CMS) forum plugin, versiones v1.3.8 a v1.8.30, son vulnerables a un ataque de tipo Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) reflejado en los parámetros "tags" y "category" de la URL. Un atacante no autenticado puede ejecutar código JavaScript malicioso y robar las cookies de sesión

*Credits: WhiteSource Vulnerability Research Team (WVR)

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-01-22 CVE Reserved
2021-11-16 CVE Published
2024-08-01 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://github.com/FactorJS/factor/blob/v1.8.30/%40plugins/plugin-forum/topic-list.vue#L141-L143	X_refsource_misc
https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25983	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Darwin Search vendor "Darwin"		Factor Search vendor "Darwin" for product "Factor"				>= 1.3.8 <= 1.8.30 Search vendor "Darwin" for product "Factor" and version " >= 1.3.8 <= 1.8.30"		node.js		Affected