Medium severity · published Oct 21, 2021
CVE-2021-35228
This vulnerability occurred due to missing input sanitization for one of the output fields that is extracted from headers on specific section of page causing a reflective cross…
4.7
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
This vulnerability occurred due to missing input sanitization for one of the output fields that is extracted from headers on specific section of page causing a reflective cross site scripting attack. An attacker would need to perform a Man in the Middle attack in order to change header for a remote victim.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 47% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DP
Database Performance Analyzer · Solarwinds
2021.3.7388 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35228
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-35228
Release Notes
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/dpa/content/release_notes/dpa_2021-3-7438_release_notes.htm
Vendor Advisory
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2021-35228
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