Description
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists within Review Board versions 3.0.20 and 4.0 RC1 and earlier. An authenticated attacker may inject malicious Javascript code when using Markdown editing within the application which remains persistent.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.4/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://mattschmidt.net/2021/04/14/review-board-xss-discovered/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.reviewboard.org/docs/releasenotes/reviewboard/3.0.21/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.reviewboard.org/docs/releasenotes/reviewboard/4.0-rc-2/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.reviewboard.org/news/2021/04/14/review-board-3-0-21-and-4-0-rc-2-security-bug-fixes-and-docker/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://mattschmidt.net/2021/04/14/review-board-xss-discovered/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.reviewboard.org/docs/releasenotes/reviewboard/3.0.21/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.reviewboard.org/docs/releasenotes/reviewboard/4.0-rc-2/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.reviewboard.org/news/2021/04/14/review-board-3-0-21-and-4-0-rc-2-security-bug-fixes-and-docker/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- May 11, 2022
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified