CVE-2021-35238 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

User with Orion Platform Admin Rights could store XSS through URL POST parameter in CreateExternalWebsite website.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00524.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Solarwinds	Orion Platform

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:2020.2.6:-::::::

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References

Link	Providers
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-secure-configuration.htm
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Orion-Platform-2020-2-6-Hotfix-1?language=en_US
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35238

History

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title	Stored XSS through URL POST parameter in CreateExternalWebsite Vulnerability	Stored XSS through URL POST parameter in CreateExternalWebsite Vulnerability

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: SolarWinds

Published: 2021-09-01T11:02:35.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T00:33:51.272Z

Reserved: 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-35238

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-09-01T12:15:07.607

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:12:07.683

Link: CVE-2021-35238

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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