CVE-2021-3741
Published: 15 November 2024
Summary
CVE-2021-3741 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Chatwoot Chatwoot. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 44.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-27017
Vulnerability details
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in chatwoot/chatwoot, affecting all versions prior to 2.6. The vulnerability occurs when a user uploads an SVG file containing a malicious XSS payload in the profile settings. When the avatar is opened…
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in a new page, the custom JavaScript code is executed, leading to potential security risks.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.