CVE-2021-32857

MEDIUM
Published Feb 21, 20233y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.1 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Cockpit is a content management system that allows addition of content management functionality to any site. In versions 0.12.2 and prior, bad HTML sanitization in `htmleditor.js` may lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) issues. There are no known patches for this issue.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.1
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
2.7
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
agentejocockpit* ≤0.12.2

References 3

  • github.com https://github.com/agentejo/cockpit/blob/f7cd602bcc6134657ccfeb4e400b0050943dd243/assets/lib/uikit/js/components/htmleditor.js
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/agentejo/cockpit/commit/0c6628cbff3e49bc317c97b03a4666b3a75f76cc
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • securitylab.github.com https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2021-1035_Cockpit_Next/
    ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/agentejo/cockpit/blob/f7cd602bcc6134657ccfeb4e400b0050943dd243/assets/lib/uikit/js/components/htmleditor.js
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/agentejo/cockpit/commit/0c6628cbff3e49bc317c97b03a4666b3a75f76cc
    PatchThird Party Advisory