XSS in Dart Software Development Kit

CVE-2021-22540

Bad validation logic in the Dart SDK versions prior to 2.12.3 allow an attacker to use an XSS attack via DOM clobbering. The validation logic in dart:html for creating DOM nodes from text did not sanitize properly when it came across template tags.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.007 (48.7th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22540?
CVE-2021-22540 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dart Software Development Kit, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2021-22540?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.