Vulnerability CVE-2021-36760
Published: 2021-12-07

Description:
In accountrecoveryendpoint/recoverpassword.do in WSO2 Identity Server 5.7.0, it is possible to perform a DOM-Based XSS attack affecting the callback parameter modifying the URL that precedes the callback parameter. Once the username or password reset procedure is completed, the JavaScript code will be executed. (recoverpassword.do also has an open redirect issue for a similar reason.)

Type:

CWE-79

 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
WSO2 -> Api manager 
WSO2 -> Identity server 
WSO2 -> Identity server as key manager 
WSO2 -> Iot server 

 References:
https://docs.wso2.com/display/Security/2021+Advisories
https://docs.wso2.com/display/Security/Security+Advisory+WSO2-2021-1314
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