CVE-2021-40968 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Spotweb versions 1.5.1 and below, specifically within the templates/installer/step-004.inc.php file. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML through the newpassword2 parameter, requiring user interaction and potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. While there is a Nuclei template available for detection, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:spotweb_project:spotweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.