CVE-2021-35240 - OpenCVE

A security researcher stored XSS via a Help Server setting. This affects customers using Internet Explorer, because they do not support 'rel=noopener'.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Internet Explorer
Solarwinds	Orion Platform

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-secure-configuration.htm
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Mitigate-the-Stored-XSS-via-Help-Server-setting-CVE-2021-35240?language=en_US
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Orion-Platform-2020-2-6-Hotfix-1?language=en_US
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35240

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: SolarWinds

Published: 2021-08-31T15:57:21

Updated: 2024-08-04T00:33:51.240Z

Reserved: 2021-06-22T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-35240

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-08-31T16:15:07.863

Modified: 2021-09-09T14:39:03.547

Link: CVE-2021-35240

Redhat

No data.

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