CVE-2022-30982 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Stored XSS in Gentics CMS allows attackers to inject scripts via profile description or username, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

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-2022-30982?

CVE-2022-30982 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jul 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

An issue was discovered in Gentics CMS before 5.43.1. There is stored XSS in the profile description and in the username.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-30982?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gentics Gentics Cms.

How do I fix CVE-2022-30982?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-30982 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-2022-30982 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-30982 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v2xv-cf5q-3qmm.

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