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CVE-2021-43862

LOW · CVSS 3.7 EPSS 1.04% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-12-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.7. It affects Java, GitHub. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

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

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CVE
CVE-2021-43862
Severity
LOW
CVSS
3.7
EPSS
1.04%
Java GitHub

Original NVD Description

jQuery Terminal Emulator is a plugin for creating command line interpreters in your applications. Versions prior to 2.31.1 contain a low impact and limited cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The code for XSS payload is always visible, but an attacker can use other techniques to hide the code the victim sees. If the application uses the `execHash` option and executes code from URL, the attacker can use this URL to execute their code. The scope is limited because the javascript attribute used is added to span tag, so no automatic execution like with `onerror` on images is possible. This issue is fixed in version 2.31.1. As a workaround, the user can use formatting that wrap whole user input and its no op. The code for this workaround is available in the GitHub Security Advisory. The fix will only work when user of the library is not using different formatters (e.g. to highlight code in different way).