CVE-2022-37724 Project Wonder WebObjects vulnerable to Arbitrary HTTP Header Injection and Cross-site Scripting

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Attackers can inject arbitrary HTTP headers or execute cross-site scripting attacks via web-server adaptor interfaces in Project Wonder WebObjects.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-37724?

CVE-2022-37724 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Project Wonder WebObjects 1.0 through 5.4.3 is vulnerable to Arbitrary HTTP Header injection and URL- or Header-based XSS reflection in all web-server adaptor interfaces.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-37724?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including wonder:wonder. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
wonder:wonder MavenFrom 1.0 to 7.3None
wonder:wonder MavenFrom 1.0 to 7.3None

Products include Apple Webobjects.

How do I fix CVE-2022-37724?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-37724 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-2022-37724 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-37724 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xv7r-9vq4-9wrq.

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