Is CVE-2021-4298 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-4298 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-4298?

CVE-2021-4298 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-4298?

CVE-2021-4298 has an EPSS score of 0.68% (48th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-4298?

Upgrade sipity to 2021.8 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-4298

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Hesburgh Libraries of Notre Dame Sipity. This affects the function SearchCriteriaForWorksParameter of the file app/parameters/sipity/parameters/search_criteria_for_works_parameter.rb. The manipulation leads to sql injection. Upgrading to version 2021.8 is able to address this issue. The patch is named d1704c7363b899ffce65be03a796a0ee5fdbfbdc. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217179.

CWE-89SQL Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

sipityNVD

Affected:< 2021.8Fixed in:2021.8CVE-2021-4298derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.68%probability of exploitation in 30 days

48thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 48% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Release Notes1

github.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.