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CVE-2021-25679

The AdTran Personal Phone Manager software is vulnerable to an authenticated stored cross-site scripting (XSS) issues. These issues impact at minimum versions 10.8.1 and below but potentially impact later versions as well since they have not previously been disclosed. Only version 10.8.1 was able to be confirmed during primary research. NOTE: The affected appliances NetVanta 7060 and NetVanta 7100 are considered End of Life and as such this issue will not be patched

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.4, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 3 products from adtran, from adtran, from adtran organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2021, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2021-04-20T12:15:13.120

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:55:17.073

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	adtran	personal_phone_manager	≤ 10.8.1	Yes
Hardware	adtran	netvanta_7060	-	No
Hardware	adtran	netvanta_7100	-	No

References

http://adtran.com Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162268/Adtran-Personal-Phone-Manager-10.8.1-Persistent-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://depthsecurity.com/blog/vulnerability-disclosure Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/3ndG4me/AdTran-Personal-Phone-Manager-Vulns/blob/main/CVE-2021-25679.md Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://adtran.com Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162268/Adtran-Personal-Phone-Manager-10.8.1-Persistent-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://depthsecurity.com/blog/vulnerability-disclosure Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/3ndG4me/AdTran-Personal-Phone-Manager-Vulns/blob/main/CVE-2021-25679.md Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For adtran's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.