CVE-2022-29584 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Stored XSS in Mahara allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript via crafted CSS classes, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.

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-2022-29584?

CVE-2022-29584 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mahara Mahara, published on 28 Apr 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

Mahara before 20.10.5, 21.04.4, 21.10.2, and 22.04.0 allows stored XSS when a particular Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) class for embedly is used, and JavaScript code is constructed to perform an action.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29584?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mahara Mahara.

How do I fix CVE-2022-29584?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29584 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-2022-29584 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29584 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mahara Mahara vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vjqc-rj7g-hmrv.

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