CVE-2021-35238 (GCVE-0-2021-35238)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-01 11:02 – Updated: 2024-08-04 00:33
VLAI
Title
Stored XSS through URL POST parameter in CreateExternalWebsite Vulnerability
Summary
User with Orion Platform Admin Rights could store XSS through URL POST parameter in CreateExternalWebsite website.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SolarWinds Orion Platform Affected: 2020.2.6 and previous versions , < 2020.2.6 HF1 (custom)
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Credits
SolarWinds would like to thank Kajetan Rostojek for reporting on the issue in a responsible manner.
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