CVE-2021-35240
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.5 · Cross-site scripting (XSS)
6.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
A security researcher stored XSS via a Help Server setting. This affects customers using Internet Explorer, because they do not support 'rel=noopener'.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorAdjacent
Attack complexityHigh
Privileges requiredHigh
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactLow
Availability impactLow
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Mitigate-the-Stored-XSS-via-Help-Server-setting-CVE-2021-35240?language=en_US ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Mitigate-the-Stored-XSS-via-Help-Server-setting-CVE-2021-35240?language=en_USPatch
- https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-secure-configuration.htmAdvisory
- https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Orion-Platform-2020-2-6-Hotfix-1?language=en_USAdvisory
- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35240Advisory