CVE-2021-44042
User-controlled data supplied to the --process-start argument of the URI handler for uipath-assistant:// is not correctly encoded, resulting in attacker-controlled content being injected into the error message displayed (when the injected content does…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.08%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in UiPath Assistant 21.4.4. User-controlled data supplied to the --process-start argument of the URI handler for uipath-assistant:// is not correctly encoded, resulting in attacker-controlled content being injected into the error message displayed (when the injected content does not match an existing process). A determined attacker could leverage this to execute JavaScript in the context of the Electron application.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.08% probability · 63th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-116
- Affected
- uipath/assistant
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://docs.uipath.com/robot/docs/release-notes-2021-10-4Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.uipath.com/robot/docs/uipath-assistantProduct
- https://docs.uipath.com/robot/docs/release-notes-2021-10-4Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.uipath.com/robot/docs/uipath-assistantProduct
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.