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GHSA-4943-9vgg-gr5r

MediumCVSS 4.2 / 10
Published May 10, 2021·Last modified Aug 9, 2024
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

A vulnerability in the HTML editor of Slab Quill allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript by storing an XSS payload (a crafted onloadstart attribute of an IMG element) in a text field. No patch exists and no further releases are planned.

This CVE is disputed. Researchers have claimed that this issue is not within the product itself, but is intended behavior in a web browser. More information can be found here.

Risk Scores
Base Score
4.2

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a low impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a low impact on the integrity of the data.

Threat Intelligence
3.9

Limited exploitation activity has been observed. Close monitoring and planned remediation are recommended.

EPSS
N/A

Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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