CVE-2021-37794

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    CVE-2021-37794

    Published: 31 Aug 2021Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://gist.github.com/omriinbar/1e28649f31d795b0e9b7698a9d255b5c, https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/commit/201329abce4e92ae9071b9ded81e267aae159fbd, https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -8ecc2da94765cefac4c4245c4fd7eb8c268c148f

    Affected versions

    v2.15.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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