# CVE-2022-32173: OrchardCore - HTML Injection

> Authenticated editors can inject persistent HTML into the dashboard, potentially compromising admin users via XSS.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** Yes
- **Published:** 3 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5gg9-gwj4-mqmj

## What is CVE-2022-32173?

CVE-2022-32173 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in OrchardCore, published on 3 Oct 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

In OrchardCore rc1-11259 to v1.2.2 vulnerable to HTML injection, allow an authenticated user with an editor security role to inject a persistent HTML modal dialog component into the dashboard that will affect admin users.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-32173?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including OrchardCore. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `OrchardCore` | NuGet | From 1.0.0-rc1-11259 | 1.4.0 |
| `OrchardCore` | NuGet | From 1.0.0-rc1-11259 | 1.4.0 |

Products: Orchardcore Orchardcore.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-32173?

Upgrade OrchardCore to 1.4.0 or later.

## Is CVE-2022-32173 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32173 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in OrchardCore

- [CVE-2022-0243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0243/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in orchardcms/orchardcore (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2022-0159](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0159/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in orchardcms/orchardcore (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2022-0821](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0821/): Improper Authorization in orchardcms/orchardcore (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2022-0274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0274/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in orchardcms/orchardcore (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2022-0822](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0822/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in orchardcms/orchardcore (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-32173 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-32173 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in OrchardCore, published on 3 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32173 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- OrchardCore (NuGet): affected from 1.0.0-rc1-11259; fixed in 1.4.0
- OrchardCore (NuGet): affected from 1.0.0-rc1-11259; fixed in 1.4.0

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-2022-32173/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32173/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32173
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32173
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-32173

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32173/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.