8.7
HIGH
CVE-2021-43853
Ajax.NET Professional Ajax Object Injection Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

Ajax.NET Professional (AjaxPro) is an AJAX framework available for Microsoft ASP.NET. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to JavaScript object injection which may result in cross site scripting when leveraged by a malicious user. The affected core relates to JavaScript object creation when parsing json input. Releases before version 21.12.22.1 are affected. A workaround exists that replaces one of the core JavaScript files embedded in the library. See the GHSA-5q7q-qqw2-hjq7 for workaround details.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 22, 2021, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 9, 2022, 1:28 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.8

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-43853 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 Ajax.net_professional_project ajax.net_professional
1 Michaelschwarz ajax.net_professional
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-2021-43853.

URL Resource
https://github.com/michaelschwarz/Ajax.NET-Professional/commit/c89e39b9679fcb8ab6644fe21cc7e652cb615e2b Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/michaelschwarz/Ajax.NET-Professional/releases/tag/v21.12.22.1 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/michaelschwarz/Ajax.NET-Professional/security/advisories/GHSA-5q7q-qqw2-hjq7 Mitigation Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-43853 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 09, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE NIST CWE-502
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2022

    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:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/michaelschwarz/Ajax.NET-Professional/commit/c89e39b9679fcb8ab6644fe21cc7e652cb615e2b No Types Assigned https://github.com/michaelschwarz/Ajax.NET-Professional/commit/c89e39b9679fcb8ab6644fe21cc7e652cb615e2b Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/michaelschwarz/Ajax.NET-Professional/releases/tag/v21.12.22.1 No Types Assigned https://github.com/michaelschwarz/Ajax.NET-Professional/releases/tag/v21.12.22.1 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/michaelschwarz/Ajax.NET-Professional/security/advisories/GHSA-5q7q-qqw2-hjq7 No Types Assigned https://github.com/michaelschwarz/Ajax.NET-Professional/security/advisories/GHSA-5q7q-qqw2-hjq7 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ajax.net_professional_project:ajax.net_professional:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 21.12.22.1
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-43853 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

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

0.07 }} 0.00%

score

0.28859

percentile

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