CVE-2021-36538

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Published Feb 3, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Gurock TestRail before 7.1.2 allows remote authenticated attackers to run arbitrary code via the reference field in milestones or description fields in reports.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gurock:testrail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-23140	Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Gurock TestRail before 7.1.2 allows remote authenticated attackers to run arbitrary code via the reference field in milestones or description fields in reports.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.551% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://gist.github.com/miglen/b09498b4b9fe1be58973bd474af125ab

History

Mar 26, 2025 5:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Gurock Testrail

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 26, 2025, 4:20 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 3, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Mar 26, 2025, 4:20 PM
Reserved: Jul 12, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:54 AM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:54 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:58 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 3, 2023, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:58 AM

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Red Hat No data

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