CVE-2021-44478 json
A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion ALM (All versions < V21 R2 P2), Polarion WebClient for SVN (All versions).
published 2022-03-08 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-31311
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSA-22-069-08 updated cvss 6.5
Siemens Polarion ALM
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Siemens Polarion ALM <V21_R2_P2affected: fixed in V21, mitigation support.sw.siemens.com
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Siemens Polarion WebClient for SVNaffected: mitigation, no fix planned
Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% 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 |
Affected products
- Siemens Polarion ALM
- Siemens Polarion WebClient for SVN
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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cert-portal.siemens.com
/productcert/pdf/ssa-562051.pdf
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-44478
- NVD CVE-2021-44478
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