CVE-2021-46872 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the RST module of the Nim language standard library, affecting Nim versions prior to 1.6.2 and NimForum. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via the javascript: URI scheme, requiring user interaction and potentially leading to information disclosure or data manipulation. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nim-lang:nim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nim-lang:nimforum:*:*:*:*:*:nim:*:* |
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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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.