# CVE-2021-31792: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Attackers can inject JavaScript via the name field on the client account page, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 30 Apr 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** BIT-suitecrm-2021-31792, GHSA-whq7-fhx8-mxr9

## What is CVE-2021-31792?

CVE-2021-31792 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Salesagility Suitecrm, published on 30 Apr 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

XSS in the client account page in SuiteCRM before 7.11.19 allows an attacker to inject JavaScript via the name field

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-31792?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including suitecrm. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `suitecrm` | Bitnami | All versions | 7.11.19 |

Products: Salesagility Suitecrm.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-31792?

Upgrade suitecrm to 7.11.19 or later.

## Is CVE-2021-31792 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-31792 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Salesagility Suitecrm

- [CVE-2024-36412](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-36412/): SuiteCRM unauthenticated SQL Injection (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-1644](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1644/): Suite CRM v7.14.2 - RCE via Local File Inclusion (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2021-45898](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45898/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-45899](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45899/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-8783](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8783/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-31792 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-31792 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Salesagility Suitecrm, published on 30 Apr 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-31792 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- suitecrm (Bitnami): affected all versions; fixed in 7.11.19

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-2021-31792/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-31792/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-31792
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31792
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-31792

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-31792/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.