Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Sep 18, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-16216
CVE-2019-16216
Description
Zulip server before 2.0.5 incompletely validated the MIME types of uploaded files. A user who is logged into the server could upload files of certain types to mount a stored cross-site scripting attack on other logged-in users. On a Zulip server using the default local uploads backend, the attack is only effective against browsers lacking support for Content-Security-Policy such as Internet Explorer 11. On a Zulip server using the S3 uploads backend, the attack is confined to the origin of the configured S3 uploads hostname and cannot reach the Zulip server itself.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:zulip:zulip_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:zulip:zulip_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=1.8.0,<2.0.5
- (no CPE)range: <2.0.5
- Zulip/Zulip serverdescription
Patches
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References
2- github.com/zulip/zulip/commit/1195841dfb9aa26b3b0dabc6f05d72e4af25be3envdPatchThird Party Advisory
- blog.zulip.org/2019/09/11/zulip-server-2-0-5-security-release/nvdVendor Advisory
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