CVE-2021-23445
Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: September 27, 2021 at 04:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:38 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDatatables.net
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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
PoC
Description
This affects the package datatables.net before 1.11.3. If an array is passed to the HTML escape entities function it would not have its contents escaped.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.11.3
Affected range stops below 1.11.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (7)
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/DataTables/Dist-DataTables/commit/59a8d3f8a3c1138ab08704e783bc52bfe88d7c9bExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1715371ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1715376ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-1540544SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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