XSS in Hitachi Abb Power Grids Ellipse Enterprise Asset Management (Eam)
CVE-2021-27416
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability in Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ellipse Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) versions prior to and including 9.0.25 by tricking a user to click on a link containing malicious code that would then be run by the web browser. This can result in the compromise of confidential information, or even the takeover of the user’s session.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (47.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-061-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
- search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-27416?
- CVE-2021-27416 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hitachi Abb Power Grids Ellipse Enterprise Asset Management (Eam), classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-03-11.
- How severe is CVE-2021-27416?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.