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Vulnerability details: VCID-qgmm-hss9-tba2
Vulnerability ID VCID-qgmm-hss9-tba2
Aliases CVE-2021-40926
GHSA-x2gw-85w6-fjjw
Summary Cross-site scripting in demos/demo.mysqli.php in getID3 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in demos/demo.mysqli.php in getID3 1.X and v2.0.0-beta allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the showtagfiles parameter.
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 0.00284 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-40926
epss 0.00284 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-40926
epss 0.00284 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-40926
epss 0.00284 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-40926
epss 0.00284 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-40926
epss 0.00284 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-40926
epss 0.00284 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-40926
epss 0.00284 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-40926
epss 0.00284 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-40926
epss 0.00284 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-40926
epss 0.00284 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-40926
epss 0.00284 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-40926
epss 0.00284 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-40926
epss 0.00284 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-40926
epss 0.00284 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-40926
epss 0.00284 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-40926
epss 0.00284 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-40926
epss 0.00284 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-40926
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x2gw-85w6-fjjw
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/issues/341
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/issues/341
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/pull/342
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/pull/342
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/releases/tag/v1.9.21
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/releases/tag/v1.9.21
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40926
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40926
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40926
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-40926
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-40926
https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3
https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/issues/341
https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/pull/342
https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/releases/tag/v1.9.21
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40926
cpe:2.3:a:getid3:getid3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:getid3:getid3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getid3:getid3:2.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:getid3:getid3:2.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
GHSA-x2gw-85w6-fjjw https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x2gw-85w6-fjjw
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

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physical

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/issues/341
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/pull/342
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/releases/tag/v1.9.21
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

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none

low

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required

unchanged

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Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40926
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

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proof_of_concept

not_defined

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40926
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

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low

none

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.51434
EPSS Score 0.00284
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:48:38.999554+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/10/GHSA-x2gw-85w6-fjjw/GHSA-x2gw-85w6-fjjw.json 37.0.0