CVE-2021-31330
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists within Review Board versions 3.0.20 and 4.0 RC1...
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists within Review Board versions 3.0.20 and 4.0 RC1 and earlier. An authenticated attacker may inject malicious Javascript code when using Markdown editing within the application which remains persistent.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.4
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists within Review Board versions 3.0.20 and 4.0 RC1 and earlier. An authenticated attacker may inject malicious Javascript code when using Markdown editing within the application which remains persistent.
- Record
CVE-2021-31330- 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
CVE List No score
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists within Review Board versions 3.0.20 and 4.0 RC1 and earlier. An authenticated attacker may inject malicious Javascript code when using Markdown editing within the application which remains persistent.
- Record
CVE-2021-31330- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-18240 No score
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists within Review Board versions 3.0.20 and 4.0 RC1 and earlier. An authenticated attacker may inject malicious Javascript code when using Markdown editing within the application which remains persistent.
- Record
EUVD-2021-18240- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mhg9-m5gc-hhqw
5.4
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists within Review Board versions 3.0.20 and 4.0 RC1...
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists within Review Board versions 3.0.20 and 4.0 RC1 and earlier. An authenticated attacker may inject malicious Javascript code when using Markdown editing within the application which remains persistent.
- Record
GHSA-mhg9-m5gc-hhqw- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-reviewboard-2021-31330 No score
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists within Review Board versions 3.0.20 and 4.0 RC1 and earlier. An authenticated attacker may inject malicious Javascript code when using Markdown editing within the application which remains persistent.
- Record
BIT-reviewboard-2021-31330- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
reviewboardBitnami |
3.0.20 to 3.0.20, 4.0-beta1.0 to 4.0-beta1.0, 4.0-beta2.0 to 4.0-beta2.0, 4.0-rc1.0 to 4.0-rc1.0 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-31330 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Reviewboard Review Board, published May 11, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.82%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
mattschmidt.net/2021/04/14/review-board-xss-discovered
reviewboard.org/news/2021/04/14/review-board-3-0-21-and-4-0-rc-2-security-bug-fixes-and-docker
reviewboard.org/docs/releasenotes/reviewboard/3.0.21
reviewboard.org/docs/releasenotes/reviewboard/4.0-rc-2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31330
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mhg9-m5gc-hhqw