What is CVE-2021-28079?

CVE-2021-28079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jamovi, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-04-26.

How severe is CVE-2021-28079?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-28079 known to be exploited?

9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Jamovi

CVE-2021-28079

Jamovi <=1.6.18 is affected by a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The column-name is vulnerable to XSS in the ElectronJS Framework. An attacker can make a .omv (Jamovi) document containing a payload. When opened by victim, the payload is triggered.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.012 (65.9th 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

Jamovi
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-28079?: CVE-2021-28079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jamovi, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-04-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-28079?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-28079 known to be exploited?: 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.