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CVE-2021-37794 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.4 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://gist.github.com/omriinbar/1e28649f31d795b0e9b7698a9d255b5c CVEThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser CVEProductThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/commit/201329abce4e92ae9071b9ded81e267aae159fbd CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/omriinbar/1e28649f31d795b0e9b7698a9d255b5c [email protected]Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser [email protected]ProductThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
filebrowser project filebrowser
< 2.16.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:filebrowser_project:filebrowser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-37794
NVD Published Date:
Aug 31, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-37794 Details - Not Deferred