CVE-2021-28556 is a vulnerability in Magento

Magento Commerce DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) could lead to arbitrary javascript execution
Magento versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.1-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.6-p1 (and earlier) are affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability on mage-messages cookies. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary JavaScript execution by an unauthenticated attacker. User interaction is required for successful exploitation.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2021-28556 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction and user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:

NETWORK

Attack Complexity:

LOW

Privileges Required:

HIGH

User Interaction:

REQUIRED

Scope:

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact:

HIGH

Integrity Impact:

LOW

Availability Impact:

NONE

Weakness Type

What is a XSS Vulnerability?

The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

CVE-2021-28556 has been classified to as a XSS vulnerability or weakness.

Products Associated with CVE-2021-28556

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Affected Versions

Exploit Probability

EPSS

23.86%

Percentile

95.98%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.