CVE-2021-46387 (GCVE-0-2021-46387)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-01 14:04 – Updated: 2024-08-04 05:02
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Summary
ZyXEL ZyWALL 2 Plus Internet Security Appliance is affected by Cross Site Scripting (XSS). Insecure URI handling leads to bypass security restriction to achieve Cross Site Scripting, which allows an attacker able to execute arbitrary JavaScript codes to perform multiple attacks such as clipboard hijacking and session hijacking.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2255 records in the last 180 days details
References
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