Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 14, 2021· Updated Aug 4, 2024
CVE-2021-44042
CVE-2021-44042
Description
An issue was discovered in UiPath Assistant 21.4.4. User-controlled data supplied to the --process-start argument of the URI handler for uipath-assistant:// is not correctly encoded, resulting in attacker-controlled content being injected into the error message displayed (when the injected content does not match an existing process). A determined attacker could leverage this to execute JavaScript in the context of the Electron application.
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Affected products
2- UiPath/UiPath Assistantdescription
- Range: 21.4.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- docs.uipath.com/robot/docs/release-notes-2021-10-4mitrex_refsource_MISC
- docs.uipath.com/robot/docs/uipath-assistantmitrex_refsource_MISC
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