CVE-2021-36713 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the DataTables plug-in 1.9.2 for jQuery allows attackers to run arbitrary code via the sBaseName parameter to function _fnCreateCookie. NOTE: 1.9.2 is a version from 2012.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00198.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Sprymedia	Datatables

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sprymedia:datatables:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:jquery:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-23307	Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the DataTables plug-in 1.9.2 for jQuery allows attackers to run arbitrary code via the sBaseName parameter to function _fnCreateCookie. NOTE: 1.9.2 is a version from 2012.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://cdn.datatables.net/1.9.2/js/jquery.dataTables.js
https://gist.github.com/walhajri/711af9b62f6fb25e66a5d9a490deab98
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230406-0003/

History

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-03-06T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-03-07T15:58:43.195Z

Reserved: 2021-07-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-36713

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T01:01:59.278Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-06T22:15:09.683

Modified: 2025-03-07T16:15:34.533

Link: CVE-2021-36713

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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