CVE-2021-42083 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2021-42083

Authenticated Stored XSS in OSNEXUS QuantaStor 6.0.0.335

Vulnerability Description

An authenticated attacker is able to create alerts that trigger a stored XSS attack. POC * go to the alert manager * open the ITSM tab * add a webhook with the URL/service token value ' -h && id | tee /tmp/ttttttddddssss #' (whitespaces are tab characters) * click add * click apply * create a test alert * The test alert will run the command “id | tee /tmp/ttttttddddssss” as root. * after the test alert inspect /tmp/ttttttddddssss it'll contain the ids of the root user.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Wietse Boonstra (DIVD)
  • Frank Breedijk (DIVD)
  • Victor Pasman (DIVD)
  • Victor Gevers (DIVD)
  • Max van der Horst (DIVD)
  • Célistine Oosting (DIVD)

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

QuantaStor
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: July 10th, 2023
Last Modified: September 22nd, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)