# CVE-2021-4269: SimpleRisk common.js checkAndSetValidation cross site scripting

- Severity: CVSS 3.5 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-12-21 · Updated: 2025-04-14

## Affected

- unspecified SimpleRisk: version range not reported

## Description

A vulnerability has been found in SimpleRisk and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function checkAndSetValidation of the file simplerisk/js/common.js. The manipulation of the argument title leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 20220306-001 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 591405b4ed160fbefc1dca1e55c5745079a7bb48. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216472.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on unspecified SimpleRisk, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/simplerisk/code/commit/591405b4ed160fbefc1dca1e55c5745079a7bb48
- https://github.com/simplerisk/code/releases/tag/20220306-001
- https://vuldb.com/?id.216472

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