FKIE_CVE-2021-21581

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-08-03 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:35
Severity
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
6.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
Dell EMC iDRAC9 versions prior to 5.00.00.00 contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability. A remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to run malicious HTML or JavaScript in a victim’s browser by tricking a victim in to following a specially crafted link.
References
security_alert@emc.comhttps://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000189193Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000189193Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
dell emc_idrac9_firmware *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:35:49.463",
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