# CVE-2021-45919: Studio 42 elFinder allows stored XSS

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-45919-studio-42-elfinder-allows-stored-xss  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-02-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-45919 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-02-10

Studio 42 elFinder allows stored XSS

Technologies: [studio-42/elfinder (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/studio-42-elfinder). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2021-45919 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-45919 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2021-45919?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 10 February 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** studio-42/elfinder (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=2.1.31.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-45919?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-45919?** Check whether you run studio-42/elfinder (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.

## Affected products

- studio-42/elfinder (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=2.1.31

## Identifiers

- CVE-2021-45919
- GHSA-c3j8-q5x6-2855

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