CVE-2021-29643 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

PRTG Network Monitor before 21.3.69.1333 allows stored XSS via an unsanitized string imported from a User Object in a connected Active Directory instance.

Published: 2021-09-13

Score: 5.4 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:paessler:prtg_network_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2021-16119	PRTG Network Monitor before 21.3.69.1333 allows stored XSS via an unsanitized string imported from a User Object in a connected Active Directory instance.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

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 Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00609.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://raxis.com/blog/prtg-network-monitor-cve-2021-29643
https://www.paessler.com/prtg/history/stable#21.3.69.1333

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Paessler Prtg Network Monitor

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-09-13T14:42:26.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T22:11:06.377Z

Reserved: 2021-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-29643

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-09-13T15:15:08.000

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:48:04.397

Link: CVE-2021-29643

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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

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