Erxes vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Erxes, an experience operating system (XOS) with a set of plugins, is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in versions 0.22.3 and prior. This results in client-side code execution. The victim must follow a malicious link or be redirected there from malicious web site. There are no known patches.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | erxes | 0.22.3 – 0.22.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | erxes (npm) | up to 1.0.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-g9ph-r9hc-34r8 |
- erxes Vendornpm Affected 0.22.3 – 0.22.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- erxes (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 1.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-g9ph-r9hc-34r8
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-32853
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g9ph-r9hc-34r8
References
Exploit 3
Advisory 2
More Erxes vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-37819 Erxes <1.6.1 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-37818 In Erxes <1.6.2, an authenticated attacker can write to arbitrary files on the system… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-37817 In Erxes <1.6.2, an unauthenticated attacker can read arbitrary files from the system… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2021-32853 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-32853 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g9ph-r9hc-34r8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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