# CVE-2022-36368: Cross-site scripting in IPFire

> Remote authenticated administrators can inject arbitrary scripts into the IPFire web interface, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** 24 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 7 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-488g-whpv-px3q

## What is CVE-2022-36368?

CVE-2022-36368 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IPFire, published on 24 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple stored cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in the web user interface of IPFire versions prior to 2.27 allows a remote authenticated attacker with administrative privilege to inject an arbitrary script.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36368?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ipfire Ipfire.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-36368?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36368 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-36368 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36368 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IPFire

- [CVE-2021-33393](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33393/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-16232](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16232/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-9757](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9757/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-34311](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-34311/): IPFire < v2.29 Command Injection via Proxy Report Creation (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2025-34312](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-34312/): IPFire < v2.29 Command Injection via URL Filter Blacklist (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-36368 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-36368 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IPFire, published on 24 Oct 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-2022-36368 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IPFire. 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-2022-36368/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36368/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36368
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36368
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-36368

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36368/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.