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CVE-2021-3442 (GCVE-0-2021-3442)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-22 14:44 – Updated: 2024-08-03 16:53
VLAI
Summary
A flaw was found in the Red Hat OpenShift API Management product. User input is not validated allowing an authenticated user to inject scripts into some text boxes leading to a XSS attack. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-20 - - Improper Input Validation -> CWE-134 - Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Red Hat OpenShift API Management. Affected: Affects v2.9.1 GA.
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