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CVE-2021-42558 json

An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1.

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-29526

cvss
6.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. It contains multiple reflected, stored, and self XSS vulnerabilities that may be exploited by authenticated and unauthenticated attackers.

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Exploit prediction

1.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2021-42558-Multiple%20XSS-MITRE%20Caldera referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

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

References

Sources

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