CVE-2021-25983
Factor XSS Attack in Session Cookies Stealing
Description
In Factor (App Framework & Headless CMS) forum plugin, versions v1.3.8 to v1.8.30, are vulnerable to reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) at the “tags” and “category” parameters in the URL. An unauthenticated attacker can execute malicious JavaScript code and steal the session cookies.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 16, 2021, 10:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:31 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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CVE-2021-25983 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Mend https://github.com/FactorJS/factor/blob/v1.8.30/%40plugins/plugin-forum/topic-list.vue#L141-L143 [No types assigned] Removed Reference Mend https://github.com/FactorJS/factor/blob/v1.8.30/@plugins/plugin-forum/topic-list.vue#L141-L143 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 17, 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 https://github.com/FactorJS/factor/blob/v1.8.30/@plugins/plugin-forum/topic-list.vue#L141-L143 No Types Assigned https://github.com/FactorJS/factor/blob/v1.8.30/@plugins/plugin-forum/topic-list.vue#L141-L143 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25983 No Types Assigned https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25983 Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:darwin:factor:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions from (including) 1.3.8 up to (including) 1.8.30
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-25983 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-25983
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Exploit Prediction
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0.09 }} 0.00%
score
0.39024
percentile