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CVE-2023-27489: Stored cross site scripting via SVG file upload in Kiwi TCMS

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-03-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Kiwi TCMS is an open source test management system for both manual and automated testing. Kiwi TCMS accepts SVG files uploaded by users which could potentially contain JavaScript code. If SVG images are viewed directly, i.e. not rendered in an HTML page, this JavaScript code could execute. This vulnerability has been fixed by configuring Kiwi TCMS to serve with the Content-Security-Policy HTTP header which blocks inline JavaScript in all modern browsers. This configuration change is provided in version 12.1 and users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may set their Content-Security-Policy HTTP header manually.

Affected products

• kiwitcms Kiwi: before 12.1 — fixed in 12.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: kiwitcms Kiwi 12.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/commit/6617cee0fb70cc394b7be6bbc86ef84e6e9de077
• https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-2wcr-87wf-cf9j
• https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/commit/6617cee0fb70cc394b7be6bbc86ef84e6e9de077
• https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-2wcr-87wf-cf9j

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