CVE-2022-25370 Unauth Stored XSS vulnerability in the Birt plugin of Apache OFBiz

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

An unauthenticated attacker can inject malicious scripts via the Birt plugin, leading to stored XSS and potential session hijacking or code execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-25370?

CVE-2022-25370 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Ofbiz, published on 2 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Apache OFBiz uses the Birt plugin (https://eclipse.github.io/birt-website/) to create data visualizations and reports. In Apache OFBiz release 18.12.05, and earlier versions, by leveraging a vulnerability in Birt (https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=538142), an unauthenticated malicious user could perform a stored XSS attack in order to inject a malicious payload and execute it using the stored XSS.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25370?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Ofbiz.

How do I fix CVE-2022-25370?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25370 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-2022-25370 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25370 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apache Ofbiz vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qgqg-hf9q-5fjp.

Is CVE-2022-25370 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free