---
id: CVE-2021-44217
aliases:
  - GHSA-fxmx-pfm2-85m2
  - PYSEC-2022-43181
  - PYSEC-2026-625
title: Cross-site Scripting in Ericsson CodeChecker
summary: Cross-site Scripting in Ericsson CodeChecker
severity: medium
vendor: codechecker
product: codechecker
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - codechecker < 6.18.2
patched:
  - codechecker 6.18.2
published: '2022-01-21'
updated: '2026-07-06'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-fxmx-pfm2-85m2'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44217'
  - url: 'https://github.com/Ericsson/codechecker/pull/3549'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/Ericsson/codechecker/commit/72ee51158e6d81150320223b85410c179b9ee2b1
  - url: 'https://codechecker-demo.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com'
  - url: 'https://github.com/Ericsson/codechecker'
  - url: 'https://github.com/Ericsson/codechecker/releases'
  - url: 'https://github.com/Ericsson/codechecker/releases/tag/v6.18.2'
  - url: 'https://github.com/Hyperkopite/CVE-2021-44217/blob/main/README.md'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/codechecker-api/PYSEC-2022-43181.yaml
  - url: >-
      https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/9525971/142965091-e118b012-a7fc-4c2f-ad0c-80aeed6f7ec9.png
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.0164
epssPercentile: 0.75353
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:49.164Z'
exploits:
  github: 1
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/Hyperkopite/CVE-2021-44217'
  checkedAt: '2026-09-26T09:05:27.694Z'
exploitAvailable: true
---

## Overview

In Ericsson CodeChecker prior to 6.18.2, a Stored Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the comments component of the reports viewer allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the POST JSON data of the /CodeCheckerService API.

## Affected packages

- `codechecker < 6.18.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `codechecker 6.18.2`