CVE-2021-36605
engineercms 1.03 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). There is no escaping in the...
engineercms 1.03 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). There is no escaping in the nickname field on the user list page. When viewing this page, the JavaScript code will be executed in the user's browser.
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
engineercms 1.03 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). There is no escaping in the nickname field on the user list page. When viewing this page, the JavaScript code will be executed in the user's browser.
- Record
CVE-2021-36605- 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
engineercms 1.03 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). There is no escaping in the nickname field on the user list page. When viewing this page, the JavaScript code will be executed in the user's browser.
- Record
CVE-2021-36605- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-23202 No score
engineercms 1.03 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). There is no escaping in the nickname field on the user list page. When viewing this page, the JavaScript code will be executed in the user's browser.
- Record
EUVD-2021-23202- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cjcv-h2c2-pm28 No score
engineercms 1.03 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). There is no escaping in the...
engineercms 1.03 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). There is no escaping in the nickname field on the user list page. When viewing this page, the JavaScript code will be executed in the user's browser.
- Record
GHSA-cjcv-h2c2-pm28- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
engineercms 1.03 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). There is no escaping in the nickname field on the user list page. When viewing this page, the JavaScript code will be executed in the user's browser.
- Record
CVE-2021-36605- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
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-2021-36605 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Engineercms Project Engineercms, published July 27, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.59%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.