CVE-2021-47855

medium

Description

Openlitespeed 1.7.9 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the dashboard's Notes parameter that allows administrators to inject malicious scripts. Attackers can craft a payload in the Notes field during listener configuration that will execute when an administrator clicks on the Default Icon.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openlitespeed-notes-stored-cross-site-scripting

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49727

https://openlitespeed.org/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-01-21

Updated: 2026-04-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.2

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

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00029