Input validation error in xmldom - CVE-2021-32796
Published: August 3, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55534
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32796
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
xmldom
xmldom
Software vendor:
xmldom
xmldom
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromsie the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software does not correctly escape special characters when serializing elements removed from their ancestor. A remote attacker can cause unexpected syntactic changes during XML processing in some downstream applications.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.