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

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

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qgqg-hf9q-5fjp

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25370?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2022-25370 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Apache Ofbiz

- [CVE-2024-45195](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45195/): Apache OFBiz Forced Browsing (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-32113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32113/): Apache OFBiz Path Traversal (critical 9.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-38856](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38856/): Apache OFBiz Incorrect Authorization (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2250](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2250/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-3506](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3506/): Unspecified vulnerability in the Apache Open For Business Project (aka OFBiz) 10.04.x before 10.04.03 has unknown impact and attack vectors. (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-25370 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Apache Ofbiz. 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-2022-25370/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25370/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25370
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25370
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-25370

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.