Is CVE-2021-43032 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-43032 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-43032?

CVE-2021-43032 has a CVSS score of 4.8 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2021-43032?

Patch guidance is available from xenforo security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2021-43032.

CVE-2021-43032 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

In XenForo through 2.2.7, a threat actor with access to the admin panel can create a new Advertisement via the Advertising function, and save an XSS payload in the body of the HTML document. This payload will execute globally on the client side.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: high
User Action: required
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Metadata

Primary Vendor: XENFORO
Published: 11/3/2021
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

xenforo : xenforo

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2021-43032. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2021-43032

View on NIST NVD

CVE-2021-43032 vulnerability