# CVE-2022-23544: Server-Side Request Forgery in Metersphere leads to Cross-Site Scripting

> An attacker can exploit SSRF to access internal resources and trigger reflected XSS, potentially executing JavaScript in the victim's browser context.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 11 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vrv6-cg45-rmjj

## What is CVE-2022-23544?

CVE-2022-23544 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in metersphere, published on 27 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

MeterSphere is a one-stop open source continuous testing platform, covering test management, interface testing, UI testing and performance testing. Versions prior to 2.5.0 are subject to a Server-Side Request Forgery that leads to Cross-Site Scripting. A Server-Side request forgery in `IssueProxyResourceService::getMdImageByUrl` allows an attacker to access internal resources, as well as executing JavaScript code in the context of Metersphere's origin by a victim of a reflected XSS. This vulnerability has been fixed in v2.5.0. There are no known workarounds.

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery), CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23544?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Metersphere Metersphere.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23544?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23544 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-23544 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-23544 exists.

Public exploit code:

- MeterSphere < 2.5.0 SSRF (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-23544.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in metersphere

- [CVE-2023-29944](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29944/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-45790](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45790/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-45788](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45788/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-25573](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25573/): Improper access control to download file in metersphere (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2022-23512](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23512/): Metersphere is vulnerable to Path Injection. (high 7.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23544 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23544 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in metersphere, published on 27 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-23544 exists.

Affected product: metersphere. 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-2022-23544/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23544/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23544
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23544
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23544

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23544/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.