# CVE-2022-1345: Stored XSS viva .svg file upload in causefx/organizr

> Attackers can execute malicious scripts via stored XSS in SVG uploads, leading to session hijacking and data exposure in Organizr.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 13 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8jxf-74xp-9728

## What is CVE-2022-1345?

CVE-2022-1345 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in causefx/organizr, published on 13 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Stored XSS viva .svg file upload in GitHub repository causefx/organizr prior to 2.1.1810. This allows attackers to execute malicious scripts in the user's browser and it can lead to session hijacking, sensitive data exposure, and worse.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1345?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Organizr Organizr.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1345?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1345 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-1345 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1345 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in causefx/organizr

- [CVE-2022-1698](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1698/): Allowing long password leads to denial of service in causefx/organizr (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-1699](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1699/): Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in causefx/organizr (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-41370](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41370/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-41372](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41372/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-1347](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1347/): Cross-site scripting in causefx/organizr (critical 9.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1345 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1345 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in causefx/organizr, published on 13 Apr 2022. 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-2022-1345 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: causefx/organizr. 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-2022-1345/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1345/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1345
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1345
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1345

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1345/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.