{"id":"CVE-2019-13493","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-13493","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T00:08:48.476Z","title":"In Sitecore 9.0 rev 171002, Persistent XSS exists in the Media Library and File Manager.","description":"In Sitecore 9.0 rev 171002, Persistent XSS exists in the Media Library and File Manager. An authenticated unprivileged user can modify the uploaded file extension parameter to inject arbitrary JavaScript.","published":"2019-07-17T20:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:16:51.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.4,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-79"],"affected":["sitecore/experience platform"],"epss":{"score":0.01581,"percentile":0.75385,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2019-07-11","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":47106,"kind":"exploit","title":"Sitecore 9.0 rev 171002 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47106","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/aspx/webapps/47106.txt","file":"exploits/aspx/webapps/47106.txt","published":"2019-07-11","added":"2019-07-11","updated":"2019-07-11","author":"Owais Mehtab","type":"webapps","platform":"aspx","port":443,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2019-13493"],"tags":"Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 1.6%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153613/Sitecore-9.0-Rev-171002-Cross-Site-Scripting.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153613/Sitecore-9.0-Rev-171002-Cross-Site-Scripting.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13493","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}