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CVE-2021-23445

Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Published: Sep 27, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-79
3.1LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.0%
Top 21.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

This affects the package datatables.net before 1.11.3. If an array is passed to the HTML escape entities function it would not have its contents escaped.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:RS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

datatables
oss-projectaka datatables.net
datatables.netMixed
OSS Libraries / generic-library
npm
package-ecosystem
datatables.net
OSS Libraries
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SpryMedia Ltd
commercialaka sprymedia
DataTablesOn-prem
OSS Libraries / web-framework
АО «НППКТ»
commercial·RU
ОСОН ОСнова ОnyxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://cdn.datatables.net/1.11.3/
cdn.datatables.net
https://github.com/DataTables/Dist-DataTables/commit/59a8d3f8a3c1138ab08704e783bc52bfe88d7c9b
github.com
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00018.html
lists.debian.org
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