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CVE-2021-44217: Cross-site Scripting in Ericsson CodeChecker

January 21, 2022 (updated May 19, 2026)

In Ericsson CodeChecker prior to 6.18.2, a Stored Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the comments component of the reports viewer allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the POST JSON data of the /CodeCheckerService API.

References

  • codechecker-demo.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com/
  • github.com/Ericsson/codechecker/commit/72ee51158e6d81150320223b85410c179b9ee2b1
  • github.com/Ericsson/codechecker/pull/3549
  • github.com/Ericsson/codechecker/releases
  • github.com/Ericsson/codechecker/releases/tag/v6.18.2
  • github.com/Hyperkopite/CVE-2021-44217/blob/main/README.md
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-fxmx-pfm2-85m2
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/codechecker-api/PYSEC-2022-43181.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44217
  • user-images.githubusercontent.com/9525971/142965091-e118b012-a7fc-4c2f-ad0c-80aeed6f7ec9.png

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 6.18.2

Fixed versions

  • 6.18.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 6.18.2 or above.

Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

pypi/codechecker/CVE-2021-44217.yml

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