# CVE-2021-40509: ViewCommon.java in JForum2 2.7.0 allows XSS via a user signature.

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

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

ViewCommon.java in JForum2 2.7.0 allows XSS via a user signature.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164045/jforum-2.7.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://lists.openwall.net/full-disclosure/2021/09/03/7
- https://sourceforge.net/p/jforum2/code/934/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/13

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