CVE-2021-40238 json
A Cross Site Scriptiong (XSS) vulnerability exists in the admin panel in Webuzo < 2.9.0 via an HTTP request to a non-existent page, which i…
published 2021-09-15 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-27422
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 64%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A Cross Site Scriptiong (XSS) vulnerability exists in the admin panel in Webuzo < 2.9.0 via an HTTP request to a non-existent page, which is activated by administrators viewing the "Error Log" page. An attacker can leverage this to achieve Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via the "Cron Jobs" functionality of Webuzo.
Patch / fix
- webuzo webuzo 2.9.0
Exploit prediction
1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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webuzo.com
/blog/webuzo-2-9-0-launched/
release-notes, vendor-advisory
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gist.github.com
/omriinbar/5a24ccc2127ac61b6d9872c9405ebc8e
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-40238
- NVD CVE-2021-40238
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