CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-4257

Improper Neutralization

Published: Dec 18, 2022 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
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. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file views/task.tt of the component Task Handler. The manipulation of the argument site.org.name/check.name/task.tasktype.name/task.name leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The name of the patch is 698c5fa465169d6f23c6a41ca4b1fc9a7869013a. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-216214 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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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