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TI-2021-12523 Aliases CVE-2021-32858GHSA-28vr-33jf-c3cc

esdoc-publish-html-plugin vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

esdoc-publish-html-plugin is a plugin for the document maintenance software ESDoc. TheHTML sanitizer in esdoc-publish-html-plugin 1.1.2 and prior can be bypassed which may lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) issues. There are no known patches for this issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00553 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
esdocesdoc-publish-html-plugin1.1.2 – 1.1.2—No fix listedCNA
  • esdoc-publish-html-plugin Vendoresdoc Affected 1.1.2 – 1.1.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:esdoc:esdoc-publish-html-plugin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.1.2Vulnerableesdoc
  • cpe:2.3:a:esdoc:esdoc-publish-html-plugin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·esdoc

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-32858
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-28vr-33jf-c3cc

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Sources

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