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CVE-2021-37393

In RPCMS v1.8 and below, the "nickname" variable is not properly sanitized before being displayed...

5.4 Medium

CVE-2021-37393 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Rpcms, published July 26, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.4 MediumCVSS 3.1, NVD
Exploit chance
0.53%EPSS, 45th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

In RPCMS v1.8 and below, the "nickname" variable is not properly sanitized before being displayed on page. Attacker can use "update password" function to inject XSS payloads into nickname variable, and achieve stored XSS. Users who view the articles published by the injected user will trigger the XSS.

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

0.53%Down 0.1 points since Jul 27, 2021
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.4

In RPCMS v1.8 and below, the "nickname" variable is not properly sanitized before being displayed on page. Attacker can use "update password" function to inject XSS payloads into nickname variable, and achieve stored XSS. Users who view the articles published by the injected user will trigger the XSS.

Record
CVE-2021-37393
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0
3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

In RPCMS v1.8 and below, the "nickname" variable is not properly sanitized before being displayed on page. Attacker can use "update password" function to inject XSS payloads into nickname variable, and achieve stored XSS. Users who view the articles published by the injected user will trigger the XSS.

Record
CVE-2021-37393
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-23962No score

In RPCMS v1.8 and below, the "nickname" variable is not properly sanitized before being displayed on page. Attacker can use "update password" function to inject XSS payloads into nickname variable, and achieve stored XSS. Users who view the articles published by the injected user will trigger the XSS.

Record
EUVD-2021-23962
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4g3q-mj64-82x3No score

In RPCMS v1.8 and below, the "nickname" variable is not properly sanitized before being displayed...

In RPCMS v1.8 and below, the "nickname" variable is not properly sanitized before being displayed on page. Attacker can use "update password" function to inject XSS payloads into nickname variable, and achieve stored XSS. Users who view the articles published by the injected user will trigger the XSS.

Record
GHSA-4g3q-mj64-82x3
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

References

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