CVE-2021-25978
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.005 · 43 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Apostrophe CMS versions between 2.63.0 to 3.3.1 are vulnerable to Stored XSS where an editor uploads an SVG file that contains malicious JavaScript onto the Images module, which triggers XSS once viewed.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.5–5.4
ssvc
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-4r9c-jghc-cx5mCross-site Scripting in apostrophe2021-11-10ghsa · osvUS
Apostrophe CMS versions between 2.63.0 to 3.3.1 are vulnerable to Stored XSS where an editor uploads an SVG file that contains malicious JavaScript onto the Images module, which triggers XSS once viewed.
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references (5)
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- https://apostrophecms.com/Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/c8b94ee9c79468f1ce28e31966cb0e0839165e59cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25978cnnvd
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/c8b94ee9c79468f1ce28e31966cb0e0839165e59enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/c8b94ee9c79468f1ce28e31966cb0e0839165e59PatchThird Party Advisorynvd
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