CVE-2022-0698 Microweber vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS)

What is CVE-2022-0698?

CVE-2022-0698 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microweber Microweber, published on 25 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Microweber version 1.3.1 allows an unauthenticated user to perform an account takeover via an XSS on the 'select-file' parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0698?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including microweber/microweber. It affects 1 product.

Products include Microweber Microweber.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0698?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0698 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2022-0698 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0698 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in Microweber Microweber

• CVE-2022-0558 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in microweber/microweber Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-23138 File upload in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-0688 Business Logic Errors in microweber/microweber Critical 9.4
• CVE-2022-0660 Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information in microweber/microweber Critical 9.4
• CVE-2022-0913 Integer Overflow or Wraparound in microweber/microweber Critical 9.1

All Microweber Microweber vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-79gx-3fm8-qxqq.