CVE-2021-4315 (GCVE-0-2021-4315)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-28 22:58 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:23
VLAI
Title
NYUCCL psiTurk experiment.py special elements used in a template engine
Summary
A vulnerability has been found in NYUCCL psiTurk up to 3.2.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file psiturk/experiment.py. The manipulation of the argument mode leads to improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.2.1 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 47787e15cecd66f2aa87687bf852ae0194a4335f. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-219676.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-1336 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine
Assigner
VulDB CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 83/100 over 3866 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
NYUCCL psiTurk Affected: 3.0
Affected: 3.1
Affected: 3.2
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Credits
VulDB GitHub Commit Analyzer
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