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CVE-2021-47955

MEDIUMCVSS 5.1/10EPSS 0.17%

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CVE-2021-47955 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.1/10 on the CVSS scale. CouchCMS 2.2.1 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript by uploading malicious SVG files through the file upload functionality. Attackers can upload SVG files containing embedded script tags to the browse.php endpoint, which are then executed in users' browsers when the files are accessed or previewed.. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

CouchCMS 2.2.1 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript by uploading malicious SVG files through the file upload functionality. Attackers can upload SVG files containing embedded script tags to the browse.php endpoint, which are then executed in users' browsers when the files are accessed or previewed.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.4/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS 4.0
5.1/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS Probability
0.17%

6.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

References

Timeline

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Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-47955?
CouchCMS 2.2.1 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript by uploading malicious SVG files through the file upload functionality. Attackers can upload SVG files containing embedded script tags to the browse.php endpoint, which are then executed in users' browsers when the files are accessed or previewed.
How severe is CVE-2021-47955?
CVE-2021-47955 has a CVSS score of 5.1/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.17% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2021-47955?
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Source: NVD / NIST