# CVE-2022-29183: Reflected XSS in GoCD

> Reflected XSS in GoCD allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in victim browsers, potentially leading to account takeover or resource control.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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 May 2022
- **Updated:** 23 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3vvq-q4qv-x2gf

## What is CVE-2022-29183?

CVE-2022-29183 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in gocd, published on 20 May 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

GoCD is a continuous delivery server. GoCD versions 20.2.0 until 21.4.0 are vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting via abuse of the pipeline comparison function's error handling to render arbitrary HTML into the returned page. This could allow an attacker to trick a victim into executing code which would allow the attacker to operate on, or gain control over the same resources as the victim had access to. This issue is fixed in GoCD 21.4.0. As a workaround, block access to `/go/compare/.*` prior to GoCD Server via a reverse proxy, web application firewall or equivalent, which would prevent use of the pipeline comparison function.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29183?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Thoughtworks Gocd.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-29183?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29183 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-29183 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in gocd

- [CVE-2021-43290](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43290/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-44659](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44659/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-56320](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-56320/): GoCD vulnerable to admin privilege escalation by a malicious internal/existing authenticated user (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2022-39311](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39311/): Compromised agents may be able to execute remote code on GoCD Server (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2022-29184](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29184/): Command Injection/Argument Injection in GoCD (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-29183 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-29183 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in gocd, published on 20 May 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-2022-29183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: gocd. 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-2022-29183/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29183/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29183
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29183
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29183

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29183/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.