# CVE-2022-31029: Authenticated XSS in Pi-hole AdminLTE

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via the domain search field in the Pi-hole AdminLTE dashboard.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 23 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cfr5-rqm5-9vhp

## What is CVE-2022-31029?

CVE-2022-31029 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in pi-hole AdminLTE, published on 7 Jul 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

AdminLTE is a Pi-hole Dashboard for stats and configuration. In affected versions inserting code like `<script>alert("XSS")</script>` in the field marked with "Domain to look for" and hitting <kbd>enter</kbd> (or clicking on any of the buttons) will execute the script. The user must be logged in to use this vulnerability. Usually only administrators have login access to pi-hole, minimizing the risks. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31029?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pi-Hole Adminlte.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-31029?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31029 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-31029 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31029 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in pi-hole AdminLTE

- [CVE-2022-23513](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23513/): Pi-Hole/AdminLTE vulnerable due to improper access control in queryads endpoint (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-31029 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-31029 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in pi-hole AdminLTE, published on 7 Jul 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31029 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: pi-hole AdminLTE. 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-2022-31029/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31029/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31029
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31029
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-31029

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31029/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.