CVE-2021-31682
The login portal for the Automated Logic WebCTRL/WebCTRL OEM web application contains a vulnerability that allows for reflected XSS attacks due to the operatorlocale GET parameter not being sanitized.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.5%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The login portal for the Automated Logic WebCTRL/WebCTRL OEM web application contains a vulnerability that allows for reflected XSS attacks due to the operatorlocale GET parameter not being sanitized. This issue impacts versions 6.5 and below. This issue works by passing in a basic XSS payload to a vulnerable GET parameter that is reflected in the output without sanitization.
- 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
- 10.51% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 29 October 2021
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- automatedlogic/webctrl
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 10.5% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164707/WebCTRL-OEM-6.5-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/3ndG4me/WebCTRL-OperatorLocale-Parameter-Reflected-XSSExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.automatedlogic.com/en/products-services/webctrl-building-automation-system/Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164707/WebCTRL-OEM-6.5-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/3ndG4me/WebCTRL-OperatorLocale-Parameter-Reflected-XSSExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.automatedlogic.com/en/products-services/webctrl-building-automation-system/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.