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GHSA-fx3v-553x-3c4q

LowCVSS 2.8 / 10
Published Nov 23, 2020·Last modified Mar 13, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Impact

Backend users with access to upload files were permitted to upload SVG files without any sanitization applied to the uploaded files. Since SVG files support being parsed as HTML by browsers, this means that they could theoretically upload Javascript that would be executed on a path under the website's domain (i.e. /storage/app/media/evil.svg), but they would have to convince their target to visit that location directly in the target's browser as the backend does not display SVGs inline anywhere, SVGs are only displayed as image resources in the backend and are thus unable to be executed.

Patches

Issue has been patched in Build 469 (v1.0.469) & v1.1.0.

Workarounds

Apply https://github.com/octobercms/library/commit/80aab47f044a2660aa352450f55137598f362aa4 to your installation manually if unable to upgrade to Build 469 or v1.1.0.

References

Reported by Hoan Hoang

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Threat assessment:

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Risk Scores
Base Score
2.8

The vulnerability requires local access to the device to be exploited. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. The attacker needs the user to perform some action, like clicking a link. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a low impact on the integrity of the data.

Threat Intelligence
2.6

Limited exploitation activity has been observed. Close monitoring and planned remediation are recommended.

EPSS
0.46%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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