Reflected Cross-site Scripting at DsaDataTest
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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
It was discovered that the /DsaDataTest endpoint is susceptible to Cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. It was noted that the Metric parameter does not have any input checks on the user input that allows an attacker to craft its own malicious payload to trigger a XSS vulnerability.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aternity | SteelCentral AppInternals Dynamic Sampling Agent | 10.x; 12.13.0 to before 12.13.0; 11.8.8 to before 11.8.8 | 12.13.0, 11.8.8 | Patch available | CNA |
- SteelCentral AppInternals Dynamic Sampling Agent VendorAternity Affected 10.x; 12.13.0 to before 12.13.0; 11.8.8 to before 11.8.8 Fixed in 12.13.0, 11.8.8 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SteelCentral AppInternals Dynamic Sampling Agent (Aternity) Fixed in 12.13.0, 11.8.8
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Aternity SteelCentral AppInternals Dynamic Sampling Agent 11.8.8, 12.13.0
7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2021-18988 Remote Code Execution at AgentControllerServletPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2021-19013 Directory Traversal Read/Write/Delete at PluginServletPriority MEDIUM 45
- TI-2021-19012 Directory Traversal Delete/Read at AgentDiagnosticServletPriority MEDIUM 45
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-42856
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4gxc-qfxh-4hf6
References
More Aternity vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-21624 Incorrect access control in Aternity agent in Riverbed Aternity before 12.1.4.27 allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-04380 The web server in Aternity before 9.0.1 does not require authentication for… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-18988 Remote Code Execution at AgentControllerServlet CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-19013 Directory Traversal Read/Write/Delete at PluginServlet CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-19012 Directory Traversal Delete/Read at AgentDiagnosticServlet CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-18989 Directory Traversal Write/Delete/Partial Read at AgentConfigurationServlet CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-42856 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-42856 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4gxc-qfxh-4hf6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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