CVE-2021-46872

An issue was discovered in Nim before 1.6.2. The RST module of the Nim language stdlib, as used in NimForum and other products, permits the javascript: URI scheme and thus can lead to XSS in some applications. (Nim versions 1.6.2 and later are fixed; there may be backports of the fix to some earlier versions. NimForum 2.2.0 is fixed.)

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://forum.nim-lang.org/t/8852	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/commit/46275126b89218e64844eee169e8ced05dd0e2d7	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/compare/v1.6.0...v1.6.2	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/pull/19134	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/nim-lang/nimforum	Third Party Advisory
https://forum.nim-lang.org/t/8852	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/commit/46275126b89218e64844eee169e8ced05dd0e2d7	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/compare/v1.6.0...v1.6.2	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/pull/19134	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/nim-lang/nimforum	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:nim-lang:nim::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nim-lang:nimforum::::::nim::*

History

21 Nov 2024, 06:34

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-01-13 06:15

Updated : 2025-04-07 20:15

NVD link : CVE-2021-46872

Mitre link : CVE-2021-46872

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-46872

JSON object : View

Products Affected

nim-lang

nim
nimforum

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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