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CVE-2021-44042
CRITICAL9.8
Description
An issue was discovered in UiPath Assistant 21.4.4. User-controlled data supplied to the --process-start argument of the URI handler for uipath-assistant:// is not correctly encoded, resulting in attacker-controlled content being injected into the error message displayed (when the injected content does not match an existing process). A determined attacker could leverage this to execute JavaScript in the context of the Electron application.
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 Score9.8
SeverityCRITICAL
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorNETWORK
ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
Published12/14/2021
Last Modified11/21/2024
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0
Affected Products
uipath:assistant
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-116
References
https://docs.uipath.com/robot/docs/release-notes-2021-10-4(cve@mitre.org)
https://docs.uipath.com/robot/docs/uipath-assistant(cve@mitre.org)
https://docs.uipath.com/robot/docs/release-notes-2021-10-4(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.uipath.com/robot/docs/uipath-assistant(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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