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CVE-2021-3271

Date: January 22, 2021

PressBooks 5.17.3 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS). Stored XSS can be submitted via the Book Info's Long Description Body, and all actions to open or preview the books page will result in the triggering the stored XSS.

Language: PHP

Severity Score

Related Resources (7)

https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/2072
https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks
https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2021/02/16/cve-2021-3271-pressbooks-stored-cross-site-scripting-proof-of-concept/
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3271
https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/commit/941a8c5eaeacea5eb211b54ee55bc0348139cbd8
https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2021/02/16/cve-2021-3271-pressbooks-stored-cross-site-scripting-proof-of-concept
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-3271

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Weakness Type (CWE)

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

CWE-79

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): HIGH
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): CHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): SINGLE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): NONE
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