THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2021-31682
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2021-31682

Webctrl vulnerability

CVSS
6.1
EPSS
10.5%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
The login portal for the Automated Logic WebCTRL/WebCTRL OEM web application contains a vulnerability that allows for reflected XSS attacks due to the operatorlocale GET parameter not being sanitized. This issue impacts versions 6.5 and below. This issue works by passing in a basic XSS payload to a vulnerable GET parameter that is reflected in the output without sanitization.
Affected vendor
Automatedlogic
Affected product
Webctrl
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-79 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Published
2021-10-22

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality, low impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 10.5% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2021-31682

  • Confirm whether Automatedlogic Webctrl is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2021-31682.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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