CVE-2021-47955 (GCVE-0-2021-47955)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-16 15:26 – Updated: 2026-05-24 01:37
VLAI?
Title
CouchCMS 2.2.1 Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload
Summary
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.
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
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