CVE-2021-23445

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.97% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 80.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2021-09-27 16:35Z5 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-09-16 18:39Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2021-01-08

Assigning CNA

snyk

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Low (CVSS 3.1)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

1476c75391b51f55160ec4bc8d918daaa9b485f9cde45ea01eb3a80e46bbf288

• snyk.iohttps://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-1540544
• snyk.iohttps://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1715371
• snyk.iohttps://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1715376
• github.comhttps://github.com/DataTables/Dist-DataTables/commit/59a8d3f8a3c1138ab08704e783bc52bfe88d7c9b
• cdn.datatables.nethttps://cdn.datatables.net/1.11.3/
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20230815 [SECURITY] [DLA 3529-1] datatables.js security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00018.htmlmailing-list
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/