XSS in Ericsson Codechecker
CVE-2021-44217
In Ericsson CodeChecker through 6.18.0, a Stored Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the comments component of the reports viewer allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the POST JSON data of the /CodeCheckerService API.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (76.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- codechecker-demo.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com/ (Permissions Required)
- user-images.githubusercontent.com/9525971/142965091-e118b012-a7fc-4c2f-ad0c-80a… (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/Ericsson/codechecker/releases (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- github.com/Hyperkopite/CVE-2021-44217/blob/main/README.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/Ericsson/codechecker/pull/3549 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-44217?
- CVE-2021-44217 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ericsson Codechecker, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-01-18.
- How severe is CVE-2021-44217?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-44217 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.