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CVE-2021-47962

MEDIUMCVSS 5.1/10EPSS 0.24%

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CVE-2021-47962 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.1/10 on the CVSS scale. Savsoft Quiz 5.0 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability in the user account settings page that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious HTML and JavaScript code. Attackers can inject script payloads into user profile fields at the edit_user endpoint, which execute in the browsers of users viewing the affected profile after submission.. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Savsoft Quiz 5.0 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability in the user account settings page that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious HTML and JavaScript code. Attackers can inject script payloads into user profile fields at the edit_user endpoint, which execute in the browsers of users viewing the affected profile after submission.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
6.4/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS 4.0
5.1/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS Probability
0.24%

15.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-47962?
Savsoft Quiz 5.0 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability in the user account settings page that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious HTML and JavaScript code. Attackers can inject script payloads into user profile fields at the edit_user endpoint, which execute in the browsers of users viewing the affected profile after submission.
How severe is CVE-2021-47962?
CVE-2021-47962 has a CVSS score of 5.1/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2021-47962?
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Source: NVD / NIST