# CVE-2022-23053: Openmct XSS via the “Condition Widget”

> Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript into the Condition Widget URL field, leading to stored XSS in NASA OpenMCT.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xw8c-2r63-9grf

## What is CVE-2022-23053?

CVE-2022-23053 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in nasa openmct, published on 20 Feb 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

Openmct versions 1.3.0 to 1.7.7 are vulnerable against stored XSS via the “Condition Widget” element, that allows the injection of malicious JavaScript into the ‘URL’ field. This issue affects: nasa openmct 1.7.7 version and prior versions; 1.3.0 version and later versions.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23053?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nasa Openmct.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23053?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23053 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-23053 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23053 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in nasa openmct

- [CVE-2023-45282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45282/): Prototype Pollution in NASA Open MCT (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-45884](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45884/): NASA Open MCT Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-22126](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22126/): Openmct XSS via the “Web Page” element (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2022-23054](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23054/): Openmct XSS via the “Summary Widget” (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-45885](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45885/): NASA Open MCT Cross Site Scripting vulnerability (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23053 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23053 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in nasa openmct, published on 20 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23053 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: nasa openmct. 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-2022-23053/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23053/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23053
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23053
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23053

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23053/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.