CVE-2021-25983 (GCVE-0-2021-25983)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-16 09:45 – Updated: 2025-04-30 15:45
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Summary
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.
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
FactorJS Factor Affected: 1.3.8 , < unspecified (custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ 1.8.30 (custom)
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Credits
WhiteSource Vulnerability Research Team (WVR)
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Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


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