XSS in Aternity Steelcentral Appinternals Dynamic Sampling Agent

CVE-2021-42856

It was discovered that the /DsaDataTest endpoint is susceptible to Cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. It was noted that the Metric parameter does not have any input checks on the user input that allows an attacker to craft its own malicious payload to trigger a XSS vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.006 (44.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-42856?
CVE-2021-42856 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Aternity Steelcentral Appinternals Dynamic Sampling Agent, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2022-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2021-42856?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.