CVE-2021-4072: elgg is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

CVE-2021-4072 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-01-06

elgg is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Technologies: elgg/elgg (Packagist). Vendors: Packagist.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2021-4072 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-4072 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2021-4072?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 6 January 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
elgg/elgg (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.3.24.
Is there a fix for CVE-2021-4072?
Yes. elgg/elgg (Packagist): upgrade to 3.3.24 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2021-4072?
Check whether you run elgg/elgg (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

  • elgg/elgg (Packagist): upgrade to 3.3.24 or later
    composer require elgg/elgg:^3.3.24

Affected products

  • elgg/elgg (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.3.24

Identifiers

  • CVE-2021-4072
  • GHSA-2xw8-j43j-5vxp

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