CVE-2022-34009 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Fossil SCM on Windows by submitting XSS payloads in tickets that trigger antivirus deletion of temporary files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-34009?
CVE-2022-34009 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Fossil 2.18 on Windows allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an XSS payload in a ticket. This occurs because the ticket data is stored in a temporary file, and the product does not properly handle the absence of this file after Windows Defender has flagged it as malware.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34009?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fossil-Scm Fossil.
How do I fix CVE-2022-34009?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34009 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-2022-34009 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34009 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3632-grrp-f8wr, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-34009.