CVE-2021-3427
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.010 · 61 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The Deluge Web-UI is vulnerable to XSS through a crafted torrent file. The the data from torrent files is not properly sanitised as it's interpreted directly as HTML. Someone who supplies the user with a malicious torrent file can execute arbitrary Javascript code in the context of the user's browser session.
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affected products (3)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-5c8p-qhch-qhx6Deluge Web-UI vulnerable to XSS through a crafted torrent file2022-08-27ghsa · osvUS
The Deluge Web-UI is vulnerable to cross-site scripting through a crafted torrent file. The the data from torrent files is not properly sanitised as it's interpreted directly as HTML. Someone who supplies the user with a malicious torrent file can execute arbitrary Javascript code in the context of the user's browser session.
- PYSEC-2022-2562022-08-26vendor · osvUS
The Deluge Web-UI is vulnerable to XSS through a crafted torrent file. The the data from torrent files is not properly sanitised as it's interpreted directly as HTML. Someone who supplies the user with a malicious torrent file can execute arbitrary Javascript code in the context of the user's browser session.
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references (11)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-3427/cnnvd
- https://dev.deluge-torrent.org/ticket/3459cnnvd
- https://groups.google.com/g/deluge-dev/c/e5zh7wT0rEgcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168741/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-202210-07.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-07cnnvd
- https://dev.deluge-torrent.org/ticket/3459enisa_euvd
- https://groups.google.com/g/deluge-dev/c/e5zh7wT0rEgenisa_euvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-07enisa_euvd
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