CVE-2021-42558
An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. It contains multiple reflected, stored, and self XSS...
CVE-2021-42558 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Mitre Caldera, published January 12, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.09%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.1 MediumCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.09%EPSS, 65th percentile
- Exploitation
- None known1 public exploit
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. It contains multiple reflected, stored, and self XSS vulnerabilities that may be exploited by authenticated and unauthenticated attackers.
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
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | mbadanoiu/CVE-2021-42558 | 2024-06-09 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used 6.1
An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. It contains multiple reflected, stored, and self XSS vulnerabilities that may be exploited by authenticated and unauthenticated attackers.
- Record
CVE-2021-42558- 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
CVE ListNo score
An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. It contains multiple reflected, stored, and self XSS vulnerabilities that may be exploited by authenticated and unauthenticated attackers.
- Record
CVE-2021-42558- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-29526No score
An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. It contains multiple reflected, stored, and self XSS vulnerabilities that may be exploited by authenticated and unauthenticated attackers.
- Record
EUVD-2021-29526- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jgxc-wj8j-5rmxNo score
An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. It contains multiple reflected, stored, and self XSS...
An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. It contains multiple reflected, stored, and self XSS vulnerabilities that may be exploited by authenticated and unauthenticated attackers.
- Record
GHSA-jgxc-wj8j-5rmx- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV 6.1
An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. It contains multiple reflected, stored, and self XSS vulnerabilities that may be exploited by authenticated and unauthenticated attackers.
- Record
CVE-2021-42558- 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
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.