CVE-2021-44042

Critical

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductUipath Assistant
PublishedDec 14, 2021
First seenDec 14, 2021

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
uipath assistant21.4.4—

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