GHSL-2021-1035: Cross-Site Scripting (XXS) in Cockpit Next - CVE-2021-32857

Published Apr 5, 2022
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Updated

Bad HTML sanitization in htmleditor.js may lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) issues.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Cockpit Project Cockpit Next

Event History

Apr 5, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub Security Lab·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via GitHub Security Lab·12:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What component should be reviewed for exposure?

The issue is in htmleditor.js, where insufficient HTML sanitization can allow cross-site scripting.

2

What remediation information is available?

The provided references include commit 0c6628cbff3e49bc317c97b03a4666b3a75f76cc in the Cockpit repository. No affected or fixed release versions are provided.

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