CVE-2021-27887
Stored XSS vulnerability in Ellipse APM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the main dashboard of Ellipse APM versions allows an authenticated user or integrated application to inject malicious data into the application that can then be executed in a victim’s browser. This issue affects: Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ellipse APM 5.3 version 5.3.0.1 and prior versions; 5.2 version 5.2.0.3 and prior versions; 5.1 version 5.1.0.6 and prior versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Stored XSS vulnerability in Ellipse APM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the main dashboard of Ellipse APM versions allows an authenticated user or integrated application to inject malicious data into the application that can then be executed in a victim’s browser. This issue affects: Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ellipse APM 5.3 version 5.3.0.1 and prior versions; 5.2 version 5.2.0.3 and prior versions; 5.1 version 5.1.0.6 and prior versions.
- Record
CVE-2021-27887- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-14624
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the main dashboard of Ellipse APM versions allows an authenticated user or integrated application to inject malicious data into the application that can then be executed in a victim’s browser. This issue affects: Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ellipse APM 5.3 version 5.3.0.1 and prior versions; 5.2 version 5.2.0.3 and prior versions; 5.1 version 5.1.0.6 and prior versions.
- Record
EUVD-2021-14624- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wrwg-x39f-9cmf No score
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the main dashboard of Ellipse APM versions allows an...
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the main dashboard of Ellipse APM versions allows an authenticated user or integrated application to inject malicious data into the application that can then be executed in a victim’s browser. This issue affects: Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ellipse APM 5.3 version 5.3.0.1 and prior versions; 5.2 version 5.2.0.3 and prior versions; 5.1 version 5.1.0.6 and prior versions.
- Record
GHSA-wrwg-x39f-9cmf- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the main dashboard of Ellipse APM versions allows an authenticated user or integrated application to inject malicious data into the application that can then be executed in a victim’s browser. This issue affects: Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ellipse APM 5.3 version 5.3.0.1 and prior versions; 5.2 version 5.2.0.3 and prior versions; 5.1 version 5.1.0.6 and prior versions.
- Record
CVE-2021-27887- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-27887 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Hitachiabb-powergrids Ellipse Asset Performance Management, published June 14, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.