CVE-2021-42119: Stored XSS in Search Function in TopEase

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-11-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Persistent Cross Site Scripting in Web Applications operating on Business-DNA Solutions GmbH’s TopEase® Platform Version <= 7.1.27 via the Search Functionality allows authenticated users with Object Modification privileges to inject arbitrary HTML and JavaScript in object attributes, which is then rendered in the Search Functionality, to alter the intended functionality and steal cookies, the latter allowing for account takeover.

Affected products

Business-DNA Solutions GmbH TopEase: through 7.1.27

References

https://confluence.topease.ch/confluence/display/DOC/Release+Notes
https://confluence.topease.ch/confluence/display/DOC/Release+Notes

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