CVE-2021-40926

Cross-site scripting in demos/demo.mysqli.php in getID3

6.1 MediumFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in demos/demo.mysqli.php in getID3 1.X and v2.0.0-beta allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the showtagfiles parameter.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.01%Up 0.2 points since Oct 2, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in demos/demo.mysqli.php in getID3 1.X and v2.0.0-beta allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the showtagfiles parameter.

Record: CVE-2021-40926
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in demos/demo.mysqli.php in getID3 1.X and v2.0.0-beta allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the showtagfiles parameter.

Record: CVE-2021-40926
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2021-2270 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in demos/demo.mysqli.php in getID3 1.X and v2.0.0-beta allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the showtagfiles parameter.

Record: EUVD-2021-2270
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x2gw-85w6-fjjw 6.1

Cross-site scripting in demos/demo.mysqli.php in getID3

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in demos/demo.mysqli.php in getID3 1.X and v2.0.0-beta allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the showtagfiles parameter.

Record: GHSA-x2gw-85w6-fjjw
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.1

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in demos/demo.mysqli.php in getID3 1.X and v2.0.0-beta allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the showtagfiles parameter.

Record: CVE-2021-40926
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-40926 6.1

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in demos/demo.mysqli.php in getID3 1.X and v2.0.0-beta allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the showtagfiles parameter.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2021-40926
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-x2gw-85w6-fjjw 6.1

Cross-site scripting in demos/demo.mysqli.php in getID3

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in demos/demo.mysqli.php in getID3 1.X and v2.0.0-beta allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the showtagfiles parameter.

Record: GHSA-x2gw-85w6-fjjw
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-40926 6.1

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in demos/demo.mysqli.php in getID3 1.X and v2.0.0-beta allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the showtagfiles parameter.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40926
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

getid3

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`james-heinrich/getid3` Packagist	1.0.0 up to 1.9.21	1.9.21
`php-getid3` Debian:12	before 1.9.21+dfsg-1	1.9.21+dfsg-1
`php-getid3` Debian:13	before 1.9.21+dfsg-1	1.9.21+dfsg-1
`php-getid3` Debian:14	before 1.9.21+dfsg-1	1.9.21+dfsg-1
`james-heinrich/getid3` Packagist	1.0.0 up to 1.9.21, plus listed versions v1.9.10v1.9.11v1.9.12v1.9.13v1.9.14 Show 8 moreShow less v1.9.15v1.9.16v1.9.17v1.9.18v1.9.19v1.9.20v1.9.8v1.9.9	1.9.21
`php-getid3` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.9.9+dfsg-21.9.10+dfsg-11.9.11+dfsg-11.9.11+dfsg-1build1	None known
`php-getid3` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.9.14+dfsg-11.9.15+dfsg-1	None known
`php-getid3` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.9.17+dfsg-11.9.18+dfsg-1	None known
`php-getid3` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.9.20+dfsg-11.9.21+dfsg-1	None known
`php-getid3` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.9.22+dfsg-11.9.23+dfsg-1	None known
`php-getid3` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1.9.23+dfsg-1	None known
`php-getid3` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1.9.24+dfsg-11.9.25+dfsg-11.9.27+dfsg-1	None known
`php-getid3` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.9.23+dfsg-11.9.24+dfsg-1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-40926 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Getid3, published October 1, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.01%, the 63rd percentile. Fixed in james-heinrich/getid3 1.9.21.

References

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