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CVE-2021-3536 (GCVE-0-2021-3536)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-20 12:15 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:01
VLAI
Summary
A flaw was found in Wildfly in versions before 23.0.2.Final while creating a new role in domain mode via the admin console, it is possible to add a payload in the name field, leading to XSS. This affects Confidentiality and Integrity.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a wildfly Affected: Wildfly 23.0.2.Final
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