CVE-2021-27558 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A cross site scripting (XSS) issue in EasyCorp ZenTao 12.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script via various areas such as data-link-creator.

Published: 2021-08-31

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:easycorp:zentao:12.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-14309	A cross site scripting (XSS) issue in EasyCorp ZenTao 12.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script via various areas such as data-link-creator.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00838.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://privasec.com/blog/zentao-cms-a-monkeys-journey-to-priv-esc-remote-code-execution/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Easycorp Zentao

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-08-31T02:44:27.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T21:26:09.747Z

Reserved: 2021-02-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-27558

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-31T03:15:06.407

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:45:07.993

Link: CVE-2021-27558

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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