6.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-44478
Polarion ALM & WebClient for SVN Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion ALM (All versions < V21 R2 P2), Polarion WebClient for SVN (All versions). A cross-site scripting is present due to improper neutralization of data sent to the web page through the SVN WebClient in the affected product. An attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code and extract sensitive information by sending a specially crafted link to users with administrator privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

March 8, 2022, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 28, 2022, 6:12 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-44478 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 Siemens polarion_alm
2 Siemens polarion_subversion_webclient
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-2021-44478.

URL Resource
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-562051.pdf Patch Vendor Advisory

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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-44478 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-44478 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:polarion_subversion_webclient:21:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:polarion_alm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 21.0 *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:polarion_alm:21.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:polarion_alm:21.0:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:polarion_alm:21.0:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:polarion_subversion_webclient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion ALM (All versions < V21 R2 P2), Polarion WebClient for SVN (All versions). A cross-site scripting is present due to improper neutralization of data sent to the web page through the SVN WebClient in the affected product. An attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code and extract sensitive information by sending a specially crafted link to users with administrator privileges. A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion ALM (All versions < V21 R2 P2), Polarion WebClient for SVN (All versions). A cross-site scripting is present due to improper neutralization of data sent to the web page through the SVN WebClient in the affected product. An attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code and extract sensitive information by sending a specially crafted link to users with administrator privileges.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion Subversion Webclient (V21 R1). A cross-site scripting is present due to improper neutralization of data sent to the web page through the SVN WebClient in the affected product. An attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code and extract sensitive information by sending a specially crafted link to users with administrator privileges. A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion ALM (All versions < V21 R2 P2), Polarion WebClient for SVN (All versions). A cross-site scripting is present due to improper neutralization of data sent to the web page through the SVN WebClient in the affected product. An attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code and extract sensitive information by sending a specially crafted link to users with administrator privileges.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 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: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://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-562051.pdf No Types Assigned https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-562051.pdf Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:polarion_subversion_webclient:21:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 10, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion Subversion Webclient (V21 R1). A cross-site scripting is present due to improper neutralization of data sent to the web page through the SVN WebClient in the affected product. An attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code and extract sensitive information by sending a specially crafted link to users with administrator privileges. A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion Subversion Webclient (V21 R1). A cross-site scripting is present due to improper neutralization of data sent to the web page through the SVN WebClient in the affected product. An attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code and extract sensitive information by sending a specially crafted link to users with administrator privileges.
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

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.08 }} 0.01%

score

0.34947

percentile

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