CVE-2021-41565
Tad TadTools - Reflected XSS
TadTools special page parameter does not properly restrict the input of specific characters, thus remote attackers can inject JavaScript syntax without logging in, and further perform reflective XSS attacks.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Tad TadTools - Reflected XSS
TadTools special page parameter does not properly restrict the input of specific characters, thus remote attackers can inject JavaScript syntax without logging in, and further perform reflective XSS attacks.
- Record
CVE-2021-41565- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-28581
TadTools special page parameter does not properly restrict the input of specific characters, thus remote attackers can inject JavaScript syntax without logging in, and further perform reflective XSS attacks.
- Record
EUVD-2021-28581- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3phg-989p-pmq6
TadTools special page parameter does not properly restrict the input of specific characters, thus...
TadTools special page parameter does not properly restrict the input of specific characters, thus remote attackers can inject JavaScript syntax without logging in, and further perform reflective XSS attacks.
- Record
GHSA-3phg-989p-pmq6- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
TadTools special page parameter does not properly restrict the input of specific characters, thus remote attackers can inject JavaScript syntax without logging in, and further perform reflective XSS attacks.
- Record
CVE-2021-41565- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/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-2021-41565 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Tad Tadtools, published October 8, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.75%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.