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CVE-2021-3163

A vulnerability in the HTML editor of Slab Quill 4.8.0 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript by storing an XSS payload (a crafted onloadstart attribute of an IMG element) in a text field.

MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 1.31%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A vulnerability in the HTML editor of Slab Quill 4.8.0 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript by storing an XSS payload (a crafted onloadstart attribute of an IMG element) in a text field. Note: Researchers have claimed that this issue is not within the product itself, but is intended behavior in a web browser

CVSS 3.1
6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
1.31% probability · 69th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-79
Affected
slab/quill
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.