Reflected cross site scripting affecting SolarWinds: DPA 2021.3.7388
Priority LOW 26CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
This vulnerability occurred due to missing input sanitization for one of the output fields that is extracted from headers on specific section of page causing a reflective cross site scripting attack. An attacker would need to perform a Man in the Middle attack in order to change header for a remote victim.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00577 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed SolarWinds (SolarWinds): 2021.3.7388
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SolarWinds | SolarWinds | DPA 2021.3.7388 to before 2021.3.7388 | 2021.3.7388 | Patch available | CNA |
- SolarWinds VendorSolarWinds Affected DPA 2021.3.7388 to before 2021.3.7388 Fixed in 2021.3.7388 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:database_performance_analyzer:2021.3.7388:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2021.3.7388 | Vulnerable | SolarWinds |
- cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:database_performance_analyzer:2021.3.7388:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2021.3.7388 Vulnerable ·SolarWinds
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SolarWinds (SolarWinds) Fixed in 2021.3.7388
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-35228
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j8cq-p5c8-344h
References
More SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-09636 No Exception Handling Vulnerability: Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2023.1 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-17819 Sensitive information disclosure in SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-13729 SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer 11.1.457 contains an instance of Reflected XSS… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2021-14122 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability using SQL Query CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2023-09637 Directory traversal and file enumeration vulnerability: Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2023.1 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-19357 SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer Hard-coded Cryptographic Key Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2021-35228 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-35228 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j8cq-p5c8-344h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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