# CVE-2019-15481: Kimai v2 is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-15481-kimai-v2-is-vulnerable-to-cross-site-scripting-xss  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2019-15481 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-24

Kimai v2 is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Technologies: [kevinpapst/kimai2 (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/kevinpapst-kimai2). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2019-15481 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-15481 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2019-15481?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 24 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** kevinpapst/kimai2 (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2019-15481?** Yes. kevinpapst/kimai2 (Packagist): upgrade to 1.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2019-15481?** Check whether you run kevinpapst/kimai2 (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

- kevinpapst/kimai2 (Packagist): upgrade to 1.1 or later

  ```sh
  composer require kevinpapst/kimai2:^1.1
  ```


## Affected products

- kevinpapst/kimai2 (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2019-15481
- GHSA-7v44-75jf-22gj

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