CVE-2021-35240 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-35240: Stored XSS via Help Server settings

Vendor Solarwinds
Product Orion Platform
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published August 31, 2021
Last update August 4, 2024
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A security researcher stored XSS via a Help Server setting. This affects customers using Internet Explorer, because they do not support 'rel=noopener'.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 31, 2021 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated

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