CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-4255

Improper Neutralization

Published: Dec 18, 2022 | Modified: Nov 07, 2023
CVSS 3.x
6.1
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A vulnerability was found in ctrlo lenio and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file views/contractor.tt. The manipulation of the argument contractor.name leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The name of the patch is e1646d5cd0a2fbab9eb505196dd2ca1c9e4cdd97. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216212.

Weakness

The product does not ensure or incorrectly ensures that structured messages or data are well-formed and that certain security properties are met before being read from an upstream component or sent to a downstream component.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Lenio Ctrlo * 2021-02-08 (excluding)

Extended Description

If a message is malformed, it may cause the message to be incorrectly interpreted. Neutralization is an abstract term for any technique that ensures that input (and output) conforms with expectations and is “safe.” This can be done by:

This weakness typically applies in cases where the product prepares a control message that another process must act on, such as a command or query, and malicious input that was intended as data, can enter the control plane instead. However, this weakness also applies to more general cases where there are not always control implications.

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