CVE-2021-21577

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Published Aug 3, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Dell EMC iDRAC9 versions prior to 4.40.40.00 contain a DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability. A remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to run malicious HTML or JavaScript in a victim’s browser by tricking a victim in to following a specially crafted link.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Dell

Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 4.40.40.00

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:dell:emc_idrac9_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-8849	Dell EMC iDRAC9 versions prior to 4.40.40.00 contain a DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability. A remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to run malicious HTML or JavaScript in a victim’s browser by tricking a victim in to following a specially crafted link.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.746% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000189193

History

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Subscriptions

Dell Emc Idrac9 Firmware

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:26 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: dell
Published: Aug 3, 2021, 3:30 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:26 AM
Reserved: Jan 4, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:35 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 3, 2021, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:35 AM

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