# CVE-2022-31454: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> A cross-site scripting vulnerability in Yii 2 allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via the /books endpoint, though the vendor disputes the validity of this report.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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:** 28 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7cf2-f2c4-4qv4

## What is CVE-2022-31454?

CVE-2022-31454 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jul 2023. 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

Yii 2 v2.0.45 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the endpoint /books. NOTE: this is disputed by the vendor because the cve-2022-31454-8e8555c31fd3 page does not describe why /books has a relationship to Yii 2.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31454?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Yiiframework Yii.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-31454?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31454 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-31454 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31454 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-58136](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-58136/): Yiiframework Yii Improper Protection of Alternate Path (critical 9.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-5467](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5467/): Yii2 allows attackers to execute any local .php file via a relative path in the view parameter (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-26750](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26750/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-7269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7269/): Yii SQL injection vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-8073](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-8073/): yii2-redis Potential Remote code execution (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-31454 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-31454 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jul 2023. 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-2022-31454 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2022-31454/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31454/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31454
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31454
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-31454

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31454/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.