Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2021-23414 |
CWE-ID | CWE-79 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Video.js (HTML5 Video Player) Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
Vendor | heshanlk |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU55448
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23414
CWE-ID:
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "src" attribute of track tag. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsVideo.js (HTML5 Video Player): 2.0.3 - 7.14.2
External linkshttp://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1533588
http://github.com/videojs/video.js/commit/b3acf663641fca0f7a966525a72845af7ec5fab2
http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-VIDEOJS-1533429
http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1533587
http://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pp7m-6j83-m7r6
http://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1777
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.