CVE-2021-32245 Cross-site scripting in PageKit

What is CVE-2021-32245?

CVE-2021-32245 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jun 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

In PageKit v1.0.18, a user can upload SVG files in the file upload portion of the CMS. These SVG files can contain malicious scripts. This file will be uploaded to the system and it will not be stripped or filtered. The user can create a link on the website pointing to "/storage/exp.svg" that will point to http://localhost/pagekit/storage/exp.svg. When a user comes along to click that link, it will trigger a XSS attack.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-32245?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including pagekit/pagekit. It affects 1 product.

Products include Pagekit Pagekit.

How do I fix CVE-2021-32245?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-32245 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2021-32245 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32245 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2025-67164 Pagekit CMS is vulnerable to OS Command Injection via Storage component Critical 9.9
• CVE-2025-67165 Pagekit CMS has an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) in its User Role component Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-38916 Pagekit vulnerable to Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-44135 SQL injection in pagekit/pagekit Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-19013 Pagekit File Upload vulnerability High 8.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-mrwr-2945-fr22.