CVE-2021-23414 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

This affects the package video.js before 7.14.3. The src attribute of track tag allows to bypass HTML escaping and execute arbitrary code.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00132.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Fedoraproject	Fedora
Videojs	Video.js

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:videojs:video.js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-1823	This affects the package video.js before 7.14.3. The src attribute of track tag allows to bypass HTML escaping and execute arbitrary code.
Github GHSA	GHSA-pp7m-6j83-m7r6	Cross-site Scripting in video.js

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/videojs/video.js/commit/b3acf663641fca0f7a966525a72845af7ec5fab2
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2DHYIIAUXUBHMBEDYU7TYNZXEN2W2SA2/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/74SXNGA5RIWM7QNX7H3G7SYIQLP4UUGV/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NLRJB5JNKK3VVBLV3NH3RI7COEDAXSAB/
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1533588
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1533587
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-VIDEOJS-1533429

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00072}`	epss `{'score': 0.00068}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: snyk

Published: 2021-07-28T07:20:11.321759Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T23:46:55.457Z

Reserved: 2021-01-08T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-23414

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-07-28T08:15:07.077

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:51:40.420

Link: CVE-2021-23414

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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