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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-20671

Invalid file validation on the upload feature in GROWI versions v4.2.2 allows a remote attacker with administrative privilege to overwrite the files on the server, which may lead to arbitrary code execution.

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1 Nov 2026, 04:47 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2021-20671

core-osv · Original source

Published 10 Mar 2021, 10:15 UTC

Invalid file validation on the upload feature in GROWI versions v4.2.2 allows a remote attacker with administrative privilege to overwrite the files on the server, which may lead to arbitrary code execution.

osv:CVE-2021-20671
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-20671",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "Invalid file validation on the upload feature in GROWI versions v4.2.2 allows a remote attacker with administrative privilege to overwrite the files on the server, which may lead to arbitrary code execution.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-20671",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:21.974489005Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU94889258/index.html",
        "https://weseek.co.jp/security/2021/03/08/vulnerability/growi-prevent-multiple-xss/"
      ],
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 430596,
  "published_at": "2021-03-10T10:15:12.88+00:00"
}