CVE-2021-42083 HIGH

CVE-2021-42083: Authenticated Stored XSS in OSNEXUS QuantaStor 6.0.0.335

Vendor Osnexus
Product QuantaStor
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published July 10, 2023
Last update September 22, 2025

CVSS base score

8.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An authenticated attacker is able to create alerts that trigger a stored XSS attack. POC * go to the alert manager * open the ITSM tab * add a webhook with the URL/service token value ' -h && id | tee /tmp/ttttttddddssss #' (whitespaces are tab characters) * click add * click apply * create a test alert * The test alert will run the command “id | tee /tmp/ttttttddddssss” as root. * after the test alert inspect /tmp/ttttttddddssss it'll contain the ids of the root user.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 10, 2023 CVE published
September 22, 2025 Record updated