# CVE-2022-36783: AlgoSec – FireFlow Reflected Cross-Site-Scripting (RXSS)

> Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in victims' browsers via reflected XSS in AlgoSec FireFlow, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 7 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jpmh-qrhq-g32f

## What is CVE-2022-36783?

CVE-2022-36783 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in AlgoSec FireFlow A32.0, published on 25 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

AlgoSec – FireFlow Reflected Cross-Site-Scripting (RXSS) A malicious user injects JavaScript code into a parameter called IntersectudRule on the search/result.html page. The malicious user changes the request from POST to GET and sends the URL to another user (victim). JavaScript code is executed on the browser of the other user.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36783?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Algosec Fireflow.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-36783?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36783 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-36783 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36783 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in AlgoSec FireFlow A32.0

- [CVE-2023-46595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46595/): Net-NTLM leak via HTML injection in FireFlow VisualFlow workflow editor (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2023-46596](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46596/): Improper input validation in FireFlow’s VisualFlow workflow editor (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2014-4164](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4164/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-36783 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-36783 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in AlgoSec FireFlow A32.0, published on 25 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36783 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: AlgoSec FireFlow A32.0. 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-2022-36783/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36783/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36783
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36783
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-36783

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36783/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.