CVE-2021-33199 json
In Expression Engine before 6.0.3, addonIcon in Addons/file/mod.file.php relies on the untrusted input value of input->get('file') instead…
published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-19912
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.4%
- EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In Expression Engine before 6.0.3, addonIcon in Addons/file/mod.file.php relies on the untrusted input value of input->get('file') instead of the fixed file names of icon.png and icon.svg.
Patch / fix
- expressionengine expressionengine 6.0.3
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1.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
github.com
/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/compare/6.0.1...6.0.3#diff-17bcb23e5666fc2dccb79c7133e9eeb701847f67ae84fbde
patch, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/releases/tag/6.0.3
release-notes, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-33199
- NVD CVE-2021-33199
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