CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-46827

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

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.

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available
oxygen publishing engineNVD
Affected:< 22.1Fixed in:22.1CVE-2021-46827derived from NVD
oxygen xml authorNVD
Affected:< 22.1Fixed in:22.1CVE-2021-46827derived from NVD
oxygen xml developerNVD
Affected:< 22.1Fixed in:22.1CVE-2021-46827derived from NVD
oxygen xml editorNVD
Affected:< 22.1Fixed in:22.1CVE-2021-46827derived from NVD
oxygen xml webhelpNVD
Affected:< 22.1Fixed in:22.1CVE-2021-46827derived 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 VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days
32ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 32% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2020-11022Medium6.999%-Fix
CVE-2019-3929Critical9.899%KEVFix
CVE-2020-9496Medium6.199%--
CVE-2023-28341Medium6.199%-Fix
CVE-2018-12998Medium6.198%--
CVE-2025-4123High7.698%-Fix
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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.