CVE-2021-43181
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

In JetBrains Hub before version 2021.1.13690, a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered. The vulnerability was reported by Dmitry Sherstoboev and was assigned CVE-2021-43181. This security issue affects JetBrains Hub installations prior to the patched version (JetBrains Bulletin).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue, identified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation). The vulnerability has been assigned 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, indicating that it is network-accessible, requires low attack complexity, needs no privileges, but does require user interaction (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow attackers to execute malicious scripts in the context of other users' browsers, potentially leading to the disclosure of sensitive information or manipulation of web content. The CVSS scoring indicates that the vulnerability has low potential impact on both confidentiality and integrity, with no impact on availability (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in JetBrains Hub version 2021.1.13690. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (JetBrains Bulletin).

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