XSS in Siemens Polarion Alm
CVE-2021-44478
A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion ALM (All versions < V21 R2 P2), Polarion WebClient for SVN (All versions). A cross-site scripting is present due to improper neutralization of data sent to the web page through the SVN WebClient in the affected product. An attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code and extract sensitive information by sending a specially crafted link to users with administrator privileges.
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: 0.008 (53.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Siemens Polarion Alm — versions All versions < V21 R2 P2
- Siemens Polarion Alm — versions 21.0
- Siemens Polarion Subversion Webclient
- Siemens Polarion Webclient For Svn — versions All versions
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-562051.pdf (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-44478?
- CVE-2021-44478 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens Polarion Alm, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-03-08.
- How severe is CVE-2021-44478?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.