# CVE-2021-36695: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts via the download file feature on a manager profile due to insufficient input validation.

- **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:** No
- **Published:** 8 Sep 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4778-fgpq-p5vc

## What is CVE-2021-36695?

CVE-2021-36695 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Sep 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

Deskpro cloud and on-premise Deskpro 2021.1.6 and fixed in Deskpro 2021.1.7 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the download file feature on a manager profile due to lack of input validation.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36695?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Deskpro Deskpro.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-36695?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-36695 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-36695 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36695 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-11467](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11467/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2020-11465](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11465/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-11466](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11466/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2020-11463](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11463/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-35391](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35391/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-36695 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-36695 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Sep 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-2021-36695 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2021-36695/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36695/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-36695
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36695
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36695

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36695/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.