XSS in Sync Oxygen Publishing Engine
CVE-2021-46827
An issue was discovered in Oxygen XML WebHelp before 22.1 build 2021082006 and 23.x before 23.1 build 2021090310. An XSS vulnerability in search terms proposals (in online documentation generated using Oxygen XML WebHelp) allows attackers to execute JavaScript by convincing a user to type specific text in the WebHelp output search field.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.004 (36.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Sync Oxygen_publishing_engine — versions 22.1, 23.1
- Sync Oxygen_xml_author — versions 22.1, 23.1
- Sync Oxygen_xml_developer — versions 22.1, 23.1
- Sync Oxygen_xml_editor — versions 22.1, 23.1
- Sync Oxygen_xml_webhelp — versions 22.1, 23.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-46827?
- CVE-2021-46827 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sync Oxygen Publishing Engine, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-07-13.
- How severe is CVE-2021-46827?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.