8.6
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2021-23342
AzureDocs Bypass JavaScript Execution
Description

This affects the package docsify before 4.12.0. It is possible to bypass the remediation done by CVE-2020-7680 and execute malicious JavaScript through the following methods 1) When parsing HTML from remote URLs, the HTML code on the main page is sanitized, but this sanitization is not taking place in the sidebar. 2) The isURL external check can be bypassed by inserting more “////” characters

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 19, 2021, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-23342 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Docsifyjs docsify
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-23342.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161495/docsify-4.11.6-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Feb/71 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/commit/ff2a66f12752471277fe81a64ad6c4b2c08111fe Patch Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1076593 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DOCSIFY-1066017 Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161495/docsify-4.11.6-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Feb/71 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/commit/ff2a66f12752471277fe81a64ad6c4b2c08111fe Patch Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1076593 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DOCSIFY-1066017 Exploit Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-23342 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-23342 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-23342 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-23342 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161495/docsify-4.11.6-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Feb/71
    Added Reference https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/commit/ff2a66f12752471277fe81a64ad6c4b2c08111fe
    Added Reference https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1076593
    Added Reference https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DOCSIFY-1066017
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 25, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161495/docsify-4.11.6-Cross-Site-Scripting.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161495/docsify-4.11.6-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Feb/71 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Feb/71 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/commit/ff2a66f12752471277fe81a64ad6c4b2c08111fe No Types Assigned https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/commit/ff2a66f12752471277fe81a64ad6c4b2c08111fe Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1076593 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1076593 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DOCSIFY-1066017 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DOCSIFY-1066017 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:docsifyjs:docsify:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.12.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161495/docsify-4.11.6-Cross-Site-Scripting.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 20, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Feb/71 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.6
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.46 }} -0.07%

score

0.61397

percentile