CVE-2021-29460: Getkirby/cms Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2021-29460 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.6) cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')) affecting Getkirby/cms libraries in the Packagist ecosystem. The issue involves cross-site scripting (xss) from unsanitized uploaded svg files in kirby. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 3.5.4.
CVE-2021-29460 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 7.6
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2021-29460
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Getkirby/cms dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade getkirby/cms to 3.5.4
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for getkirby/cms
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2021-29460, inspect your project dependencies for Getkirby/cms:
inspect dependencies for getkirby/cms
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Getkirby/cms in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 3.5.4), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'), where the product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. In Getkirby/cms, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2021-29460 Affected Getkirby/cms Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
getkirby/cms
|
Packagist |
< 3.5.4
|
3.5.4
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-qgp4-5qx6-548g",
"modified" : "2021-04-27T20:11:58Z",
"published" : "2021-04-30T17:30:06Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2021-29460" ],
"summary" : "Cross-site scripting (XSS) from unsanitized uploaded SVG files in Kirby",
"details" : "### Impact\n\nAn editor with write access to the Kirby Panel can upload an SVG or XML file that contains harmful content like `<script>` tags. The direct link to that file can be sent to other users or visitors of the site. If the victim opens that link in a browser where they are logged in to Kirby, the script will run and can for example trigger requests to Kirby's API with the permissions of the victim.\n\nThis vulnerability is critical if you might have potential attackers in your group of authenticated Panel users. They can escalate their privileges if they get access to the Panel session of an admin user. Depending on your site, other JavaScript-powered attacks are possible.\n\nVisitors without Panel access can only use this attack vector if your site allows SVG or XML file uploads in frontend forms and you don't already validate or sanitize uploaded SVG or XML files.\n\nThe attack requires user interaction by another user or visitor and *cannot* be automated.\n\n### Patches\n\n#### Uploads in the Panel\n\nThe problem has been patched in [Kirby 3.5.4](https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/releases/tag/3.5.4) by validating uploaded SVG and XML files and rejecting potentially harmful files. Please update to this or a [later version](https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/releases/) to fix the vulnerability.\n\n#### Frontend upload forms\n\nFrontend upload forms need to be patched separately depending on how they store the uploaded file(s). If you use `File::create()`, you are protected by updating to Kirby 3.5.4+.\n\n#### Validate existing files\n\nAlready uploaded files are *not* automatically validated again. If you are not sure if you have been impacted by this vulnerability in the past, we recommend to run all site files through the validator classes after updating to Kirby 3.5.4. You can use the following test script by pasting it into a template or uploading it to your web root:\n\n```php\n<?php\n\n@include_once __DIR__ . '/kirby/bootstrap.php';\n\nif (version_compare(kirby()->version(), '3.5.4', '<') === true) {\n die('This script requires Kirby 3.5.4+.');\n}\n\n$objects = [\n // the site itself\n site(),\n\n // all pages and drafts\n ...site()->index(true)->values(),\n\n // all users\n ...kirby()->users()->values()\n];\n\n$errors = false;\nforeach ($objects as $object) {\n foreach ($object->files() as $file) {\n try {\n // validate the contents lazily\n // (if a validator exists)\n $file->validateContents(true);\n } catch (\\Kirby\\Exception\\InvalidArgumentException $e) {\n echo $file->id() . ': ' . $e->getMessage() . \"<br>\\n\";\n $errors = true;\n }\n }\n}\n\nif ($errors === false) {\n echo 'No validation errors found.';\n}\n```\n\nYou only need to run this validator script once as future uploads will automatically be validated. If the script prints \"No validation errors found\", you have not been impacted by the vulnerability so far.\n\nErrors that it lists may or may not be critical as our validator classes also catch files with an invalid data structure or less harmful attacks like the [\"billion laughs\" denial-of-service attack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billion_laughs_attack) or the usage of external sources. We recommend to review and fix each listed error manually until the script no longer finds any validation errors.\n\n**Please delete the script again after you have used it.**\n\n### Workarounds\n\nIf you cannot update to Kirby 3.5.4, you can disable the upload of SVG and XML files in your [file blueprints](https://getkirby.com/docs/reference/panel/blueprints/file#accept) and validate or replace your already uploaded files once.\n\n### Credits\n\nThanks to @sreenathr10 for reporting the problem.",
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"type" : "ADVISORY",
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"url" : "https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/releases/tag/3.5.4"
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"url" : "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162359/Kirby-CMS-3.5.3.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html"
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"severity" : "HIGH",
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"github_reviewed_at" : "2021-04-27T20:11:58Z",
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