# CVE-2022-0526: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in chatwoot/chatwoot

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts into Chatwoot, potentially executing code or hijacking user accounts.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qf4q-469q-crcp

## What is CVE-2022-0526?

CVE-2022-0526 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in chatwoot/chatwoot, published on 9 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository chatwoot/chatwoot prior to 2.2.0.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0526?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Chatwoot Chatwoot.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0526?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0526 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0526 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0526 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in chatwoot/chatwoot

- [CVE-2022-3741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3741/): Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in chatwoot/chatwoot (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2025-21628](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21628/): Chatwoot has a Blind SQL-injection in Conversation and Contacts filters (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2022-0542](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0542/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in chatwoot/chatwoot (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-1022](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1022/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in chatwoot/chatwoot (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2021-3742](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3742/): Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in chatwoot/chatwoot (high 7.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0526 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0526 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in chatwoot/chatwoot, published on 9 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0526 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: chatwoot/chatwoot. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0526/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0526/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0526
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0526
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0526

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0526/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.