CVE-2021-35228: Reflected cross site scripting affecting SolarWinds: DPA 2021.3.7388

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-10-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

This vulnerability occurred due to missing input sanitization for one of the output fields that is extracted from headers on specific section of page causing a reflective cross site scripting attack. An attacker would need to perform a Man in the Middle attack in order to change header for a remote victim.

Affected products

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer: 2021.3.7388

References

https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/dpa/content/release_notes/dpa_2021-3-7438_release_notes.htm
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2021-35228
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/dpa/content/release_notes/dpa_2021-3-7438_release_notes.htm
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2021-35228

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