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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.1

CVE-2021-36713 json

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the DataTables plug-in 1.9.2 for jQuery allows attackers to run arbitrary code via the sBaseNam…

published 2023-03-06 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-23307

cvss
6.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the DataTables plug-in 1.9.2 for jQuery allows attackers to run arbitrary code via the sBaseName parameter to function _fnCreateCookie. NOTE: 1.9.2 is a version from 2012.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
20 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • gist.github.com https://gist.github.com/walhajri/711af9b62f6fb25e66a5d9a490deab98 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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