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Plain-English summary
CVE-2021-4256 is a low-severity cross-site scripting issue in ctrlo Lenio. A user-controlled task or organization name could be rendered unsafely in the index template, allowing limited page-content manipulation when a victim interacts with the affected page.
Executive priority
Handle in normal patch cycles unless Lenio is internet-facing or widely used by untrusted users. Business impact appears limited to integrity of displayed content, not data theft or service outage, based on the provided CVSS metrics.
Technical view
The CVE describes XSS in ctrlo Lenio's views/index.tt through task.name or task.site.org.name. The CVSS 3.1 score is 3.5 with network attack vector, low complexity, required low privileges, and required user interaction. The cited fix is commit e1646d5cd0a2fbab9eb505196dd2ca1c9e4cdd97.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running ctrlo Lenio or forks that include the vulnerable views/index.tt behavior. The source bundle does not identify affected version ranges, fixed releases, or package names, so exposure requires repository or deployment-level verification.
Exploitation context
The record says remote attack is possible, but requires low privileges and user interaction. There is no KEV listing and no cited evidence of active exploitation in the provided sources.
Researcher notes
The public record is sparse: affected versions are listed as n/a, and the vulnerable code area is described only as views/index.tt. Analysis should focus on whether the fixing commit is present and whether equivalent downstream template changes exist.
Mitigation direction
- Apply upstream patch commit e1646d5cd0a2fbab9eb505196dd2ca1c9e4cdd97 to affected Lenio deployments.
- Check ctrlo/lenio vendor guidance for any tagged release containing the fix.
- Review forks or local template customizations for equivalent unsafe rendering.
- Prioritize externally reachable or multi-user Lenio instances.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Lenio deployments and forks across production and internal environments.
- Verify the patch commit or equivalent template escaping is present.
- Review views/index.tt handling of task.name and task.site.org.name.
- Confirm no vulnerable unpatched instances remain because version data is incomplete.
Public sources used
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- Low
- CVSS
- 3.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.11.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
3.5LowVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/ctrlo/lenio/commit/e1646d5cd0a2fbab9eb505196dd2ca1c9e4cdd97CVE reference
- https://vuldb.com/?id.216213CVE reference
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