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TI-2021-21556 Aliases CVE-2021-46888GHSA-9fcq-h23h-rxhx

An issue was discovered in hledger before 1.23.

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 · None
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

An issue was discovered in hledger before 1.23. A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in toBloodhoundJson that allows an attacker to execute JavaScript by encoding user-controlled values in a payload with base64 and parsing them with the atob function.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00765 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hledger:hledger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.23VulnerableHledger
  • cpe:2.3:a:hledger:hledger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.23 Vulnerable ·Hledger

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-46888
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9fcq-h23h-rxhx

References

Exploit 3

Other 1

Sources

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