CVE-2021-4315

NYUCCL psiTurk experiment.py special elements used in a template engine

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 28, 2023 at 10:58 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:19 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsPsiturkpsiTurk

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

Description

A vulnerability has been found in NYUCCL psiTurk up to 3.2.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file psiturk/experiment.py. The manipulation of the argument mode leads to improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.2.1 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 47787e15cecd66f2aa87687bf852ae0194a4335f. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-219676.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 3.2.1
Affected range stops below 3.2.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-1336CWE-94

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