# CVE-2021-25765: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> Attackers can perform unauthorized attachment uploads via CSRF, requiring users to upgrade YouTrack.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Feb 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gxw3-qv94-46j5

## What is CVE-2021-25765?

CVE-2021-25765 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Youtrack, published on 3 Feb 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

In JetBrains YouTrack before 2020.4.4701, CSRF via attachment upload was possible.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25765?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Jetbrains Youtrack.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-25765?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25765 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-25765 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25765 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Jetbrains Youtrack

- [CVE-2026-62422](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-62422/): Auth bypass in YouTrack (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-24442](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24442/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-43185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43185/): Other in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-25770](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25770/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-12850](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12850/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-25765 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-25765 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Youtrack, published on 3 Feb 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25765 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Jetbrains Youtrack. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25765/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25765/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25765
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25765
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-25765

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25765/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.