CVE-2021-25987 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Hexo versions 0.0.1 to 5.4.0, where the post "body" and "tags" fields fail to sanitize malicious JavaScript during web page generation. This allows a local, unprivileged attacker to inject arbitrary code. Rated as MEDIUM severity with a CVSS score of 4.6, the vulnerability requires local access and user interaction, with potential impacts on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0.0.1, <= 5.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hexo:hexo:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
<= 5.4.0CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:hexo:hexo:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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