CVE-2021-40238

Description

A Cross Site Scriptiong (XSS) vulnerability exists in the admin panel in Webuzo < 2.9.0 via an HTTP request to a non-existent page, which is activated by administrators viewing the "Error Log" page. An attacker can leverage this to achieve Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via the "Cron Jobs" functionality of Webuzo.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.63%
Vendor Advisory webuzo.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gist.github.com/omriinbar/5a24ccc2127ac61b6d9872c9405ebc8e third party advisory
https://www.webuzo.com/blog/webuzo-2-9-0-launched/ release notes vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-40238?
CVE-2021-40238 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-40238?
To fix CVE-2021-40238, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-40238 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-40238 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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