GitHub Advisory DatabaseGHSA-9652-78HP-W58CStored cross-site scripting in PressBooks
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
26.9%
PressBooks 5.17.3 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS). Stored XSS can be submitted via the Book Info’s Long Description Body, and all actions to open or preview the books page will result in the triggering the stored XSS.
Affected configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| pressbooks | pressbooks | * | cpe:2.3:a:pressbooks:pressbooks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
References
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9652-78hp-w58c
github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks
github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/commit/941a8c5eaeacea5eb211b54ee55bc0348139cbd8
github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/2072
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3271
www.gosecure.net/blog/2021/02/16/cve-2021-3271-pressbooks-stored-cross-site-scripting-proof-of-concept/
Related
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
26.9%