#VU56279 Cross-site scripting in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2021-26436

Vulnerability identifier: #VU56279

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26436

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Edge
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers

Vendor: Microsoft

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Microsoft Edge: 79.0.309.71, 83.0.478.37, 84.0.522.40, 86.0.622.43 - 86.0.622.69, 87.0.664.41 - 87.0.664.75, 88.0.705.50 - 88.0.705.81, 89.0.774.45 - 89.0.774.77, 90.0.818.39 - 90.0.818.66, 91.0.864.37 - 91.0.864.71, 92.0.902.55 - 92.0.902.84

---

External links
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-26436

---

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.