Reflected XSS when using flashMessages
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
auth0-lock is Auth0's signin solution. Versions of nauth0-lock before and including `11.30.0` are vulnerable to reflected XSS. An attacker can execute arbitrary code when the library's `flashMessage` feature is utilized and user input or data from URL parameters is incorporated into the `flashMessage` or the library's `languageDictionary` feature is utilized and user input or data from URL parameters is incorporated into the `languageDictionary`. The vulnerability is patched in version 11.30.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| auth0 | lock | up to 11.30.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | auth0-lock (npm) | before 11.30.1 | 11.30.1 | Patch available | GHSA-jr3j-whm4-9wwm |
- lock Vendorauth0 Affected up to 11.30.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- auth0-lock (npm) Vendor— Affected before 11.30.1 Fixed in 11.30.1 Patch available GHSA-jr3j-whm4-9wwm
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-jr3j-whm4-9wwm auth0-lock (npm) Fixed in 11.30.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-32641
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jr3j-whm4-9wwm
References
More auth0 Lock vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-11893 DOM-based XSS in auth0-lock CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2022-11716 HTML injection with additional signup fields CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2019-14549 Auth0 Lock before 11.21.0 allows XSS when additionalSignUpFields is used with an untrusted placeholder. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-32641 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-32641 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jr3j-whm4-9wwm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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