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GHSA-PWQ7-F7F9-CM2J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-30 00:00 – Updated: 2022-10-04 15:28

Summary

Dutchoders transfer.sh contains an XSS vulnerability via malicious file upload

Details

dutchcoders Transfer.sh versions 1.4.0 and prior are vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via a malicious document uploaded in transfer.sh. There is a fix commit merged into main for this issue, but an updated version has not yet been released.

Severity

6.1 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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  "details": "dutchcoders Transfer.sh versions 1.4.0 and prior are vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via a malicious document uploaded in transfer.sh.  There is a fix commit merged into [main](https://github.com/dutchcoders/transfer.sh/commit/31ad4e01e158497519f8680c187e1ceb8594c59d) for this issue, but an updated version has not yet been released.",
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  "published": "2022-09-30T00:00:34Z",
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    },
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "summary": "Dutchoders transfer.sh contains an XSS vulnerability via malicious file upload"
}

CVE-2022-40931 (GCVE-0-2022-40931)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-29 15:31 – Updated: 2025-05-20 17:48

Summary

dutchcoders Transfer.sh 1.4.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS).

Severity

6.1 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-05-20 17:47 UTC

CWE

n/a
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 27/100 over 2388 records in the last 180 days details

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/dutchcoders/transfer.sh/issues/500	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/dutchcoders/transfer.sh/pull/501	x_refsource_MISC

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