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.

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)

EPSS: 0.006 (45.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Hitachi Abb Power Grids Ellipse Enterprise Asset Management (Eam) — versions unspecified
Hitachienergy Ellipse_enterprise_asset_management

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (x_refsource_CONFIRM, US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.