CVE-2022-42097 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Backdrop CMS version 1.23.0 was discovered to contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via 'Comment.' .

Published: 2022-11-22

Score: 4.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:backdropcms:backdrop:1.23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-7344	Backdrop CMS version 1.23.0 was discovered to contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via 'Comment.' .
Github GHSA	GHSA-g9cp-9fw3-56cf	Cross-site Scripting in Backdrop CMS

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00623.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://backdropcms.org
https://github.com/backdrop/backdrop/releases/tag/1.23.0
https://github.com/bypazs/CVE-2022-42097
https://grimthereaperteam.medium.com/cve-2022-42097-backdrop-xss-at-comments-2ea536ec55e1

History

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Backdropcms Backdrop

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-11-22T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-29T14:57:48.634Z

Reserved: 2022-10-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-42097

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T13:03:45.662Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-11-22T13:15:14.280

Modified: 2025-04-29T15:15:49.550

Link: CVE-2022-42097

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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