CVE-2021-38186 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the comrak crate for Rust, specifically versions prior to 0.10.1, due to improper handling of '&' characters when processing '&# HTML entities. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:comrak_project:comrak:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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