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CVE-2021-42083

HIGH · CVSS 8.7 EPSS 0.55% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2023-07-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.7. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2021-42083
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.7
EPSS
0.55%

Original NVD Description

An authenticated attacker is able to create alerts that trigger a stored XSS attack. POC * go to the alert manager * open the ITSM tab * add a webhook with the URL/service token value ' -h && id | tee /tmp/ttttttddddssss #' (whitespaces are tab characters) * click add * click apply * create a test alert * The test alert will run the command “id | tee /tmp/ttttttddddssss” as root. * after the test alert inspect /tmp/ttttttddddssss it'll contain the ids of the root user.

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