# CVE-2019-13645: Firefly III vulnerable to stored XSS

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-13645-firefly-iii-vulnerable-to-stored-xss  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2019-13645 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-24

Firefly III vulnerable to stored XSS

Technologies: [grumpydictator/firefly-iii (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/grumpydictator-firefly-iii). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2019-13645 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-13645 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2019-13645?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 24 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** grumpydictator/firefly-iii (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.7.17.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2019-13645?** Yes. grumpydictator/firefly-iii (Packagist): upgrade to 4.7.17.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2019-13645?** Check whether you run grumpydictator/firefly-iii (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- grumpydictator/firefly-iii (Packagist): upgrade to 4.7.17.3 or later

  ```sh
  composer require grumpydictator/firefly-iii:^4.7.17.3
  ```


## Affected products

- grumpydictator/firefly-iii (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.7.17.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2019-13645
- GHSA-5hpw-vcj2-prwg

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- [Firefly III user API endpoints expose all users' information to any authenticated user (IDOR)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/firefly-iii-user-api-endpoints-expose-all-users-information-to-any-28231c21)
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- [C5 Firefly III CSV Injection.](https://junglewise.ai/threats/c5-firefly-iii-csv-injection-f3c22e29)
