CVE-2021-47955 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-47955

CouchCMS 2.2.1 Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • xxcdd

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

CouchCMS
Vulnerable Versions:
2.2.1

Timeline

Official Publish: May 16th, 2026
Last Modified: May 24th, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)