What is CVE-2021-40131?

CVE-2021-40131 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Software, classified under Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-11-19.

How severe is CVE-2021-40131?

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

XSS in Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Software

CVE-2021-40131

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Common Services Platform Collector (CSPC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the interface. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input that is processed by the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by adding malicious code to the configuration by using the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the interface or access sensitive, browser-based information.

EPSS: 0.007 (50.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Software — versions n/a
Cisco Common_services_platform_collector

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40131?: CVE-2021-40131 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Software, classified under Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2021-40131?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.