#VU55828 Stored cross-site scripting in Pepperminty Wiki


Published: 2021-08-13

Vulnerability identifier: #VU55828

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38600

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Pepperminty Wiki
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Starbeamrainbowlabs

Description

The 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 "Wiki Name" field. A remote attacker can inject 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.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Pepperminty Wiki: 0.23-dev


External links
http://github.com/hmaverickadams/CVE-2021-38600


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.


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