Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Exponent CMS (CVE-2021-47931)
Summary
Cross-site scripting in Exponent CMS (CVE-2021-47931). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Exponent CMS 2.6 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts through the Title and Text Block parameters in the text editing endpoint. Attackers can inject iframe payloads with embedded SVG onload events to execute arbitrary JavaScript, and the application also exposes database credentials in responses and lacks brute-force protection on authentication endpoints.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-47931 has been found in Exponent CMS.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 6.4/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Exponent CMS CVE-2021-47931" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2021-47931 (Exponent CMS) — CWE-79 / CVSS v3 6.4
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
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.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) (CWE-79) exists in Exponent CMS.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Exponent CMS.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.4/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Exponent CMS を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-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
- web disclosure@vulncheck.com
- web disclosure@vulncheck.com
- web disclosure@vulncheck.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web exponentcms.org
- web github.com