CVE-2022-37720 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Low-privileged users can inject malicious scripts into blog posts, leading to admin account takeover or privilege escalation when viewed by victims.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-37720?
CVE-2022-37720 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 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
Orchardproject Orchard CMS 1.10.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). When a low privileged user such as an author or publisher, injects a crafted html and javascript payload in a blog post, leading to full admin account takeover or privilege escalation when the malicious blog post is loaded in the victim's browser.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-37720?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Orchardcore Orchard Cms.
How do I fix CVE-2022-37720?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-37720 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-2022-37720 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-37720 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pffr-gxw6-r2q7.