# CVE-2022-23637: Stored Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) in Markdown Editor

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via crafted anchor links in the markdown editor, potentially stealing user cookies and session data.

- **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:** 14 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 23 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wwcw-h4mf-mvxf

## What is CVE-2022-23637?

CVE-2022-23637 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in k-box, published on 14 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

K-Box is a web-based application to manage documents, images, videos and geodata. Prior to version 0.33.1, a stored Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) vulnerability is present in the markdown editor used by the document abstract and markdown file preview. A specifically crafted anchor link can, if clicked, execute untrusted javascript actions, like retrieving user cookies. Version 0.33.1 includes a patch that allows discarding unsafe links.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23637?

It affects 1 product.


Products: K-Link K-Box.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23637?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23637 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-23637 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23637 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23637 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23637 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in k-box, published on 14 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-2022-23637 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: k-box. 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-2022-23637/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23637/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23637
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23637
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23637

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23637/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.