XSS in Filebrowser Project
CVE-2021-37794
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in FileBrowser < v2.16.0 that allows an authenticated user authorized to upload a malicious .svg file which acts as a stored XSS payload. If this stored XSS payload is triggered by an administrator it will trigger malicious OS commands on the server running the FileBrowser instance.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.008 (52.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Filebrowser_project Filebrowser
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Product, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-37794?
- CVE-2021-37794 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Filebrowser Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-08-31.
- How severe is CVE-2021-37794?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.