# CVE-2022-37421: Silverstipe CMS Stored XSS in custom meta tags

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts into Silverstripe CMS pages, potentially stealing user sessions or executing code in victim browsers.

- **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:** 23 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 25 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** BIT-silverstripe-2022-37421, GHSA-pp74-g2q5-j4jf

## What is CVE-2022-37421?

CVE-2022-37421 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Silverstripe Silverstripe, published on 23 Nov 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

Silverstripe silverstripe/cms through 4.11.0 allows XSS.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-37421?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including silverstripe/cms and silverstripe. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `silverstripe/cms` | Packagist | From 4.0.0 | 4.11.3 |
| `silverstripe/cms` | Packagist | From 4.0.0 | 4.11.3 |
| `silverstripe` | Bitnami | From 3.0.0 | 4.11.3 |

Products: Silverstripe Silverstripe.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-37421?

Upgrade silverstripe/cms to 4.11.3 or later.

## Is CVE-2022-37421 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-37421 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Silverstripe Silverstripe

- [CVE-2007-2321](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2321/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2019-12204](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12204/): Missing warning can lead to unauthenticated admin access in SilverStripe (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-5715](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5715/): Silverstripe Framework SQLi Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-12437](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12437/): Silverstripe CSRF Protection Bypass via GraphQL (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-6164](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6164/): Silverstripe CMS information disclosure (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-37421 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-37421 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Silverstripe Silverstripe, published on 23 Nov 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-2022-37421 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- silverstripe/cms (Packagist): affected from 4.0.0; fixed in 4.11.3
- silverstripe/cms (Packagist): affected from 4.0.0; fixed in 4.11.3
- silverstripe (Bitnami): affected from 3.0.0; fixed in 4.11.3

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-2022-37421/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37421/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-37421
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37421
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37421

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37421/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.