Vulnerability in OpenWebif (CVE-2021-38113)

Summary

Vulnerability in OpenWebif (CVE-2021-38113). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

In addBouquet in js/bqe.js in OpenWebif (aka e2openplugin-OpenWebif) through 1.4.7, inserting JavaScript into the Add Bouquet feature of the Bouquet Editor (i.e., bouqueteditor/api/addbouquet?name=) leads to Stored XSS.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD OSV

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-38113 has been found in OpenWebif.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "OpenWebif CVE-2021-38113" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2021-38113 (OpenWebif)
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable)
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in OpenWebif.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of OpenWebif.

🔥 Severity

Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'OpenWebif' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

1
Identify exposure identify
```
grep -r 'OpenWebif' . | grep -v node_modules
```
リポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で OpenWebif を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
2
Post-deployment verification verify
```
Confirm patched version is live in production
```
パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

References

patch github.com