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CVE-2021-4108:
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2021-4108 affects snipe-it software and involves an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (Cross-site Scripting) vulnerability. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on December 14, 2021, affecting versions up to (excluding) 5.3.5 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) issue, identified as CWE-79. It has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, and a CVSS v2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM) with vector (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows attackers to execute cross-site scripting attacks, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information and manipulation of web content. The impact is characterized by low confidentiality and integrity breaches, with no impact on system availability (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
A patch has been released to address this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to snipe-it version 5.3.5 or later. The fix involves proper input sanitization as demonstrated in the commit (GitHub Patch).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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