A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists within Review Board versions 3.0.20 and 4.0 RC1 and earlier. An authenticated attacker may inject malicious Javascript code when using Markdown editing within the application which remains persistent.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-31330 is rated Exploit Available (54.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.77%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.48% | 0.77% | +0.28% |
| 2 | 2026-05-22 | 0.59% | 0.48% | -0.11% |
| 3 | 2025-11-21 | — | 0.59% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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2.3 | 2.7 | [email protected] |
| 3.5 | 2.0 | LOW |
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6.8 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| reviewboard | review_board | 3.0.20 | cpe:2.3:a:reviewboard:review_board:3.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| reviewboard | review_board | 4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:reviewboard:review_board:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| reviewboard | review_board | 4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:reviewboard:review_board:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| reviewboard | review_board | 4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:reviewboard:review_board:4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://mattschmidt.net/2021/04/14/review-board-xss-discovered/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.reviewboard.org/docs/releasenotes/reviewboard/3.0.21/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.reviewboard.org/docs/releasenotes/reviewboard/4.0-rc-2/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.reviewboard.org/news/2021/04/14/review-board-3-0-21-and-4-0-rc-2-security-bug-fixes-and-docker/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |