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medium 5.4

CVE-2021-40813 json

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "Zip content" feature in Element-IT HTTP Commander 3.1.9 allows remote authenticated user…

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-27977

cvss
5.4
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "Zip content" feature in Element-IT HTTP Commander 3.1.9 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via filenames.

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Exploit prediction

0.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50645 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 3.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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