# CVE-2022-41947: Cross-site Scripting with user-uploaded files in dhis2-core

- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.36.12.1, 2.37.8.1, 2.38.2.1, 2.39.0.1
- Published: 2022-12-08 · Updated: 2025-04-23

## Affected

- dhis2 dhis2-core: fixed in 2.36.12.1; from 2.37.0.0, fixed in 2.37.8.1; from 2.38.0.0, fixed in 2.38.2.1; from 2.39.0.0, fixed in 2.39.0.1

## Description

DHIS 2 is an open source information system for data capture, management, validation, analytics and visualization. Through various features of DHIS2, an authenticated user may be able to upload a file which includes embedded javascript. The user could then potentially trick another authenticated user to open the malicious file in a browser which would trigger the javascript code, resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. DHIS2 administrators should upgrade to the following hotfix releases: 2.36.12.1, 2.37.8.1, 2.38.2.1, 2.39.0.1. Users unable to upgrade may add the following simple CSP rule in your web proxy to the vulnerable endpoints: `script-src 'none'`. This workaround will prevent all javascript from running on those endpoints.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on dhis2 dhis2-core, upgrade to a fixed version (2.36.12.1, 2.37.8.1, 2.38.2.1, 2.39.0.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/security/advisories/GHSA-763w-rm78-6xcg
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP

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