Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a browser cross-site scripting issue in mind-elixir when an application handles untrusted menu content. If exploited, attacker-controlled content could run in a user's browser. The source bundle does not support active exploitation, and the severity is medium because user interaction is required and impact is limited.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted web application risk, not an emergency. Prioritize remediation where mind-elixir is internet-facing, accepts user content, or supports privileged business workflows.
Technical view
The bundle describes CWE-79 in mind-elixir before 0.18.1, tied to unsafe handling of untrusted context menu data. CVSS 3.1 is 6.1 with network access, low complexity, no privileges, required user interaction, changed scope, and low confidentiality and integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Organizations are exposed if their web applications embed mind-elixir versions before 0.18.1 and allow untrusted or user-controlled content into menu handling paths.
Exploitation context
The evidence indicates a reflected or stored browser-side XSS condition requiring user interaction. KEV is false, and the provided sources do not claim active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The bundle title mentions jQuery MiniColors, but the description, affected package, and references identify mind-elixir. Version evidence should be handled carefully: the narrative says prior to 0.18.1 is vulnerable and 0.18.1 patches it.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade mind-elixir to version 0.18.1 or follow current vendor guidance.
- Prevent untrusted content from reaching mind-elixir menu definitions.
- Encode or sanitize any user-controlled menu labels before rendering.
- Review release notes and the referenced fixing commit for relevant code changes.
Validation and detection
- Inventory package manifests and lockfiles for mind-elixir usage.
- Confirm deployed versions are not earlier than 0.18.1.
- Trace whether user-controlled data can populate context menu entries.
- Review browser-side rendering paths for unsafe HTML insertion.
- Run non-production regression tests around menu rendering and escaping.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.82.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.1MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2021-1047_Mind-elixir/CVE reference
- https://github.com/ssshooter/mind-elixir-core/commit/073485269ac83af24371f35bd08507defa885655CVE reference
- https://github.com/ssshooter/mind-elixir-core/blob/79942a68b14c8875ab7d270b1ad25bfff351b04c/src/plugin/contextMenu.js#L13CVE reference
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.