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TI-2021-18972 Aliases CVE-2021-42770

A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in OPNsense before 21.7.4 via…

Priority LOW 30CWE-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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in OPNsense before 21.7.4 via the LDAP attribute return in the authentication tester.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01374 72nd 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

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:opnsense:opnsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 19.7.0; 21.7.0 to before 21.7.4Vulnerableopnsense
  • cpe:2.3:a:opnsense:opnsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 19.7.0; 21.7.0 to before 21.7.4 Vulnerable ·opnsense

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-42770

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

  • TI-2023-20247 A command injection vulnerability in the component /api/cron/settings/setJob/ of OPNsense… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-20243 Insecure permissions in the configuration directory (/conf/) of OPNsense Community… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-20240 A command injection vulnerability in the component diag_backup.php of OPNsense Community… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-11947 DECISO OPNsense 23.1 does not impose rate limits for authentication, allowing attackers… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-20246 /ui/cron/item/open in the Cron component of OPNsense Community Edition before 23.7 and… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2026-26826 OPNsense has an LDAP Injection via Unsanitized Username in Authentication CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
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Sources

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