GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven
GHSA-5p82-2q3r-wj3m ThingsBoard allows an authenticated user to upload malicious SVG images
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2025-3261
- Ecosystem
- Maven
- Packages
- org.thingsboard:application
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79
- Reviewed
- 2025-12-01
Affected packages
• Maven org.thingsboard:application: < 4.2.1 → fixed in 4.2.1
Description
ThingsBoard in versions prior to v4.2.1 allows an authenticated user to upload malicious SVG images via the "Image Gallery", leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The exploit can be triggered when any user accesses the public API endpoint of the malicious SVG images, or if the malicious images are embedded in an `iframe` element, during a widget creation, deployed to any page of the platform (e.g., dashboards), and accessed during normal operations. The vulnerability resides in the `ImageController`, which fails to restrict the execution of JavaScript code when an image is loaded by the user's browser. This vulnerability can lead to the execution of malicious code in the context of other users' sessions, potentially compromising their accounts and allowing unauthorized actions.
Related
Alias · not in database (1)
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation weakness