CVE-2021-22936 (GCVE-0-2021-22936)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-16 18:38 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:58
VLAI
Summary
A vulnerability in Pulse Connect Secure before 9.1R12 could allow a threat actor to perform a cross-site script attack against an authenticated administrator via an unsanitized web parameter.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected (CWE-79)
Assigner
hackerone CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard D 59/100 over 185 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Pulse Connect Secure Affected: Fixed in 9.1R12
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