What is CVE-2021-35228?

CVE-2021-35228 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Database_performance_analyzer, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2021-35228?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

XSS in Solarwinds Database_performance_analyzer

CVE-2021-35228

This vulnerability occurred due to missing input sanitization for one of the output fields that is extracted from headers on specific section of page causing a reflective cross site scripting attack. An attacker would need to perform a Man…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (42.2th 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

Solarwinds Database_performance_analyzer — versions 2021.3.7388
Solarwinds — versions DPA 2021.3.7388

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

psirt@solarwinds.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@solarwinds.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-35228?: CVE-2021-35228 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Database_performance_analyzer, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2021-35228?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.