XSS in Dell Idrac9 Firmware
CVE-2021-21541
Dell EMC iDRAC9 versions prior to 4.40.00.00 contain a DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability by tricking a victim application user to supply malicious HTML or JavaScript code to DOM environment in the browser. The malicious code is then executed by the web browser in the context of the vulnerable web application.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.008 (54.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Dell Idrac9_firmware
- Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller (Idrac) — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-21541?
- CVE-2021-21541 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Idrac9 Firmware, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-04-30.
- How severe is CVE-2021-21541?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-21541 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.