# CVE-2021-47779: Dolibarr ERP-CRM 14.0.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) / Privilege Escalation

> Low-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via ticket messages, leading to privilege escalation when administrators interact with the content.

- **Severity:** High 8.4 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA: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:** 15 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 1 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j45f-6mf3-3f4f, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47779

## What is CVE-2021-47779?

CVE-2021-47779 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm, published on 15 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Dolibarr ERP-CRM 14.0.2 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the ticket creation module that allows low-privilege users to inject malicious scripts. Attackers can craft a specially designed ticket message with embedded JavaScript that triggers when an administrator copies the text, potentially enabling privilege escalation.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47779?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-47779?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-47779 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-47779 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-47779 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm

- [CVE-2022-43138](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43138/): Dolibarr vulnerable to privilege escalation (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-40871](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40871/): Dolibarr vulnerable to Eval Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-33816](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33816/): Dolibarr remote PHP code execution (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-7995](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7995/): Dolibarr Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-2091](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2091/): SQL injection in dolibarr (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-47779 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-47779 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm, published on 15 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-47779 exists.

Affected product: Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm. 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-2021-47779/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47779/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47779
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47779
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-47779

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47779/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.