# CVE-2021-40238: A Cross Site Scriptiong (XSS) vulnerability exists in the admin panel in Webuzo \< 2.9.0 via an HTTP request to a non-existent page, which is

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-09-15 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A Cross Site Scriptiong (XSS) vulnerability exists in the admin panel in Webuzo < 2.9.0 via an HTTP request to a non-existent page, which is activated by administrators viewing the "Error Log" page. An attacker can leverage this to achieve Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via the "Cron Jobs" functionality of Webuzo.

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## References

- https://gist.github.com/omriinbar/5a24ccc2127ac61b6d9872c9405ebc8e
- https://www.webuzo.com/blog/webuzo-2-9-0-launched/

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