CVE-2021-25967 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-25967: CKAN - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via SVG File Upload

Vendor Ckan
Product ckan
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published December 1, 2021
Last update April 30, 2025
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CVSS base score

5.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In CKAN, versions 2.9.0 to 2.9.3 are affected by a stored XSS vulnerability via SVG file upload of users’ profile picture. This allows low privileged application users to store malicious scripts in their profile picture. These scripts are executed in a victim’s browser when they open the malicious profile picture

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 1, 2021 CVE published
April 30, 2025 Record updated