CVE-2021-22503 (GCVE-0-2021-22503)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-09-12 12:44 – Updated: 2024-09-12 12:57
VLAI
Title
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Vulnerability
Summary
Possible Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Vulnerability in eDirectory has been discovered in OpenText™ eDirectory 9.2.3.0000.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
OpenText eDirectory Affected: 9.2.3.0000 , < < (rpm, exe)
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