CVE-2021-25929

Cross-site Scripting in OpenNMS Horizon

4.8 MediumFix available

In OpenNMS Horizon, versions opennms-1-0-stable through opennms-27.1.0-1; OpenNMS Meridian, versions meridian-foundation-2015.1.0-1 through meridian-foundation-2019.1.18-1; meridian-foundation-2020.1.0-1 through meridian-foundation-2020.1.6-1 are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting since there is no validation on the input being sent to the name parameter in noticeWizard endpoint. Due to this flaw an authenticated attacker could inject arbitrary script and trick other admin users into downloading malicious files.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.02%Up 0.2 points since May 21, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.8

Record: CVE-2021-25929
CVSS 3.1: 4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 4.8

Record: CVE-2021-25929
CVSS 3.1: 4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2021-1120 4.8

Record: EUVD-2021-1120
CVSS 3.1: 4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jmv4-73v2-pvgc 4.8

Cross-site Scripting in OpenNMS Horizon

In OpenNMS Horizon, versions opennms-1-0-stable through opennms-27.1.1; OpenNMS Meridian, versions meridian-foundation-2015.1.0-1 through meridian-foundation-2019.1.18-1; meridian-foundation-2020.1.0-1 through meridian-foundation-2020.1.6-1 are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting since there is no validation on the input being sent to the name parameter in noticeWizard endpoint. Due to this flaw an authenticated attacker could inject arbitrary script and trick other admin users into downloading malicious files.

Record: GHSA-jmv4-73v2-pvgc
CVSS 3.1: 4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 4.8

Record: CVE-2021-25929
CVSS 3.1: 4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-jmv4-73v2-pvgc 4.8

Cross-site Scripting in OpenNMS Horizon

Record: GHSA-jmv4-73v2-pvgc
CVSS 3.1: 4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.opennms:opennms` Maven	1.0.0 up to 27.1.1	27.1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-25929 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Opennms Horizon, published May 20, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.02%, the 63rd percentile. Fixed in org.opennms:opennms 27.1.1.