# CVE-2022-3950: sanluan PublicCMS Tab dwz.min.js initLink cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via the initLink function in PublicCMS, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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:** No
- **Published:** 11 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h996-p85p-3xxx

## What is CVE-2022-3950?

CVE-2022-3950 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in sanluan PublicCMS, published on 11 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

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in sanluan PublicCMS. Affected is the function initLink of the file dwz.min.js of the component Tab Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The name of the patch is a972dc9b1c94aea2d84478bf26283904c21e4ca2. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-213456.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-707 (Improper Neutralization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3950?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Publiccms Publiccms.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3950?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3950 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3950 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3950 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2023-46990](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46990/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-34852](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34852/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-20914](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-20914/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-20915](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-20915/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3950 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3950 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in sanluan PublicCMS, published on 11 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-2022-3950 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: sanluan PublicCMS. 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-2022-3950/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3950/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3950
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3950
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3950

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3950/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.