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Atomicorp WAF Rule 399053
Rule Summary
- Rule ID: 399053
- Status: Active
- Alert message: Atomicorp.com WAF Rules: CVE-2021-42053 Cross-site scripting in REQUEST_BODY on /unicorn/message/todo (detectXSS)
- Observed CWEs: CWE-79 (1)
- Revision: 1
- Rule severity: Critical (2)
- Phase: 2 (request body)
- Request surfaces: Request filename
- Rule action: deny
- HTTP status: 403
- Public tags: CVE-2021-42053, XSS
- Logging: log, auditlog
Description
This rule detects behavior identified by its current alert as “CVE-2021-42053 Cross-site scripting in REQUEST_BODY on /unicorn/message/todo (detectXSS)” in the request filename. It evaluates during the request body phase and denies matching traffic with HTTP status 403.
CVEs Referenced by This Rule
The current ModSecurity rule metadata explicitly names the following CVEs. These references explain the rule author’s association; they do not claim that the rule is limited to these vulnerabilities or that this is an exhaustive coverage list.
CVE-2021-42053
The Unicorn framework through 0.35.3 for Django allows XSS via component.name.
- Association: The rule references CVE-2021-42053 in its alert message and tag.
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Selected Related CVEs
This is a selected list of documented research observations, not an exhaustive coverage matrix. Absence of a CVE does not imply absence of protection.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Product | CVSS | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-42053 | django-unicorn 0.35.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) | unicorn | 5.4 (v3.1) | Medium |
Observed CWEs
These CWEs are recorded on published CVEs in the selected observations associated with this rule. They are observational relationships, not a claim that the rule universally blocks every vulnerability assigned to a CWE.
| CWE | Related Published CVEs |
|---|---|
| CWE-79 | CVE-2021-42053 |