CVE-2021-4315
MEDIUMDescription
A vulnerability has been found in NYUCCL psiTurk up to 3.2.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file psiturk/experiment.py. The manipulation of the argument mode leads to improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.2.1 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 47787e15cecd66f2aa87687bf852ae0194a4335f. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-219676.
How to fix
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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
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 56% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE-2024-4040 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
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| CVE-2024-32651 | Critical | 10.0 | 84% | - | - |
| CVE-2022-25813 | High | 7.5 | 67% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-34300 | Unscored | - | 51% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2021-4315?
Upgrade psiturk to 3.2.1 or later.
Is CVE-2021-4315 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2021-4315 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.91% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 56% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2021-4315?
CVE-2021-4315 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2021-4315 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for psiturk (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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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.