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Vulnerability details: VCID-dcps-zwu1-6bbz
Vulnerability ID VCID-dcps-zwu1-6bbz
Aliases CVE-2021-21358
GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2
Summary Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in typo3/cms-form ### Problem It has been discovered that the Form Designer backend module of the Form Framework is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A valid backend user account with access to the form module is needed to exploit this vulnerability. ### Solution Update to TYPO3 versions 10.4.14 or 11.1.1 that fix the problem described. ### Credits Thanks to Richie Lee who reported this issue and to TYPO3 framework merger Andreas Fernandez who fixed the issue. ### References * [TYPO3-CORE-SA-2021-004](https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2021-004)
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00379 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-21358
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/CVE-2021-21358.yaml
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/CVE-2021-21358.yaml
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/CVE-2021-21358.yaml
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/CVE-2021-21358.yaml
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://github.com/TYPO3/TYPO3.CMS/security/advisories/GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/TYPO3/TYPO3.CMS/security/advisories/GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/TYPO3/TYPO3.CMS/security/advisories/GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2
cvssv2 3.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21358
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21358
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21358
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21358
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://packagist.org/packages/typo3/cms-form
generic_textual MODERATE https://packagist.org/packages/typo3/cms-form
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2021-004
generic_textual MODERATE https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2021-004
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-21358
https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/CVE-2021-21358.yaml
https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/CVE-2021-21358.yaml
https://github.com/TYPO3/TYPO3.CMS/security/advisories/GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21358
https://packagist.org/packages/typo3/cms-form
https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2021-004
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C Found at https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/CVE-2021-21358.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C Found at https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/CVE-2021-21358.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C Found at https://github.com/TYPO3/TYPO3.CMS/security/advisories/GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2
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Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21358
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21358
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21358
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C Found at https://packagist.org/packages/typo3/cms-form
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C Found at https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2021-004
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.58589
EPSS Score 0.00379
Published At June 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-01T12:19:03.248276+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/03/GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2/GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2.json 36.1.3