Stored XSS via html file upload in convos
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Convos is an open source multi-user chat that runs in a web browser. You can't use SVG extension in Convos' chat window, but you can upload a file with an .html extension. By uploading an SVG file with an html extension the upload filter can be bypassed. This causes Stored XSS. Also, after uploading a file the XSS attack is triggered upon a user viewing the file. Through this vulnerability, an attacker is capable to execute malicious scripts. Users are advised to update as soon as possible.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| convos-chat | convos | 6.48 to before 6.52 | 6.52 | Patch available | CNA |
- convos Vendorconvos-chat Affected 6.48 to before 6.52 Fixed in 6.52 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA convos (convos-chat) Fixed in 6.52
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-21650
References
Patch 2
More Convos vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-06027 Stored XSS via attribute in convos CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2021-18861 A Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) issue exists in Convos-Chat before 6.32. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2020-11284 Convos before 4.20 does not properly generate a random secret in Core/Settings.pm and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
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