CVE-2021-43991

Persistent XSS via Avatar Upload in Kentico Xperience CMS

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: December 3, 2021 at 02:42 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:11 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorXperience

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

The Kentico Xperience CMS version 13.0 – 13.0.43 is vulnerable to a persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (also known as Stored or Second-Order XSS). Persistent XSS vulnerabilities occur when the application stores and retrieves client supplied data without proper handling of dangerous content. This type of XSS vulnerability is exploited by submitting malicious script content to the application which is then retrieved and executed by other application users. The attacker could exploit this to conduct a range of attacks against users of the affected application such as session hijacking, account take over and accessing sensitive data.

Affected

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

13.0 ≤ v < 13.0.4313.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.0.4313.0
Affected range stops below 13.0.43, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
https://appcheck-ng.com/persistent-xss-kentico-cms/

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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