CVE-2026-42138
Dify Vulnerable to Stored XSS via SVG-file upload
Dify is an open-source LLM app development platform. Prior to version 1.13.1, using the method POST /api/files/upload, any unauthenticated user can upload an SVG file with XSS. The method POST /v1/files/upload, which requires authentication through the application API, is also vulnerable. This issue has been patched in version 1.13.1.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Dify Vulnerable to Stored XSS via SVG-file upload
Dify is an open-source LLM app development platform. Prior to version 1.13.1, using the method POST /api/files/upload, any unauthenticated user can upload an SVG file with XSS. The method POST /v1/files/upload, which requires authentication through the application API, is also vulnerable. This issue has been patched in version 1.13.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-42138- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-27071
Dify is an open-source LLM app development platform. Prior to version 1.13.1, using the method POST /api/files/upload, any unauthenticated user can upload an SVG file with XSS. The method POST /v1/files/upload, which requires authentication through the application API, is also vulnerable. This issue has been patched in version 1.13.1.
- Record
EUVD-2026-27071- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Dify is an open-source LLM app development platform. Prior to version 1.13.1, using the method POST /api/files/upload, any unauthenticated user can upload an SVG file with XSS. The method POST /v1/files/upload, which requires authentication through the application API, is also vulnerable. This issue has been patched in version 1.13.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-42138- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS: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
Dify Vulnerable to Stored XSS via SVG-file upload
Dify is an open-source LLM app development platform. Prior to version 1.13.1, using the method POST /api/files/upload, any unauthenticated user can upload an SVG file with XSS. The method POST /v1/files/upload, which requires authentication through the application API, is also vulnerable. This issue has been patched in version 1.13.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-42138- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-42138 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Langgenius Dify, published May 4, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 14th percentile. No source names a fixed version.