CVE-2021-35239
Stored XSS in Maps text box hyperlink Vulnerability
CVE-2021-35239 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Solarwinds Orion Platform, published August 31, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.04%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
A security researcher found a user with Orion map manage rights could store XSS through via text box hyperlink.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Stored XSS in Maps text box hyperlink Vulnerability
A security researcher found a user with Orion map manage rights could store XSS through via text box hyperlink.
- Record
CVE-2021-35239- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-21882
A security researcher found a user with Orion map manage rights could store XSS through via text box hyperlink.
- Record
EUVD-2021-21882- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rrm3-2q9w-fc44 No score
A security researcher found a user with Orion map manage rights could store XSS through via text...
A security researcher found a user with Orion map manage rights could store XSS through via text box hyperlink.
- Record
GHSA-rrm3-2q9w-fc44- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A security researcher found a user with Orion map manage rights could store XSS through via text box hyperlink.
- Record
CVE-2021-35239- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L - 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
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
References
documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-secure-configuration.htm
support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Orion-Platform-2020-2-6-Hotfix-1?language=en_US
solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35239
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35239
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rrm3-2q9w-fc44