CVE-2021-4269 | SimpleRisk common.js checkAndSetValidation cross site scripting

A vulnerability has been found in SimpleRisk and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function checkAndSetValidation of the file simplerisk/js/common.js. The manipulation of the argument title leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 20220306-001 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 591405b4ed160fbefc1dca1e55c5745079a7bb48. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216472.

Published: 2022-12-21 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-4269 is rated Low Risk (33.5/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.32%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-4269

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 2025-12-29 0.08% 0.32% +0.24%
2 2025-11-21 0.27% 0.08% -0.19%
3 2025-11-18 0.27%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-4269

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.5 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.1 1.4 [email protected]
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-4269

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-4269

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
simplerisk simplerisk < 20220306-001 cpe:2.3:a:simplerisk:simplerisk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-4269

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