VestaCP < 0.9.8-25 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
VestaCP versions prior to 0.9.8-25 contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the IP interface configuration that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts. Attackers can exploit the 'v_interface' parameter by sending a crafted POST request to the add/ip/ endpoint with a stored XSS payload.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-47873
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f955-hgxq-hv82
References
More VestaCP vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-08697 Vesta Control Panel (VestaCP) through 0.9.8-26 allows Command Injection via the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-19083 VestaCP 0.9.8-26 - 'LoginAs' Insufficient Session Validation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2015-03458 Vesta Control Panel before 0.9.8-14 allows remote authenticated users to execute… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-09533 web/upload/UploadHandler.php in Vesta Control Panel (aka VestaCP) through 0.9.8-27 and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-09576 A directory traversal vulnerability in the v-list-user script in Vesta Control Panel… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-08679 A remote command execution in Vesta Control Panel through 0.9.8-26 allows any… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-47873 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-47873 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f955-hgxq-hv82 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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