# CVE-2022-0986: Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in hestiacp/hestiacp

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via reflected XSS in Hestia Control Panel, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.

- **Severity:** Low 2.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w2cr-rmrg-w42v

## What is CVE-2022-0986?

CVE-2022-0986 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in hestiacp/hestiacp, published on 16 Mar 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in GitHub repository hestiacp/hestiacp prior to 1.5.11.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0986?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hestiacp Control Panel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0986?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0986 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0986 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0986 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in hestiacp/hestiacp

- [CVE-2022-2550](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2550/): OS Command Injection in hestiacp/hestiacp (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-1509](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1509/): Command Injection Vulnerability in hestiacp/hestiacp (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-2626](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2626/): Incorrect Privilege Assignment in hestiacp/hestiacp (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-5839](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5839/): Privilege Chaining in hestiacp/hestiacp (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-30007](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-30007/): HestiaCP < 1.9.5 Authenticated OS Command Injection via DNS Record Management (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0986 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0986 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in hestiacp/hestiacp, published on 16 Mar 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0986 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: hestiacp/hestiacp. 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-2022-0986/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0986/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0986
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0986
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0986

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0986/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.