CVE-2021-46827

moderate-risk

Published 2022-07-13

An issue was discovered in Oxygen XML WebHelp before 22.1 build 2021082006 and 23.x before 23.1 build 2021090310. An XSS vulnerability in search terms proposals (in online documentation generated using Oxygen XML WebHelp) allows attackers to execute JavaScript by convincing a user to type specific text in the WebHelp output search field.

Do I need to act?

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0.67% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

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Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

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Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

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CVSS 6.1/10 Medium

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Oxygen Publishing Engine

Oxygen Publishing Engine

Oxygen Publishing Engine

Oxygen Publishing Engine

Oxygen Publishing Engine

Oxygen Publishing Engine

Oxygen Publishing Engine

Oxygen Xml Author

Oxygen Xml Author

Oxygen Xml Author

Oxygen Xml Author

Oxygen Xml Author

Oxygen Xml Author

Oxygen Xml Author

Oxygen Xml Author

Oxygen Xml Developer

Oxygen Xml Developer

Oxygen Xml Developer

Oxygen Xml Developer

Oxygen Xml Developer

Affected Vendors

Sync

References (2)

Patch https://www.oxygenxml.com/security/advisory/SYNC-2021-072301.html

Patch https://www.oxygenxml.com/security/advisory/SYNC-2021-072301.html

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moderate-risk

Severity 23/34 · High

Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal

Exposure 24/34 · High