CVE-2022-40626 Reflected XSS in the backurl parameter of Zabbix Frontend
An attacker can exploit reflected XSS in the backurl parameter to trick authenticated users into creating malicious accounts with elevated privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-40626?
CVE-2022-40626 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 14 Sep 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An unauthenticated user can create a link with reflected Javascript code inside the backurl parameter and send it to other authenticated users in order to create a fake account with predefined login, password and role in Zabbix Frontend.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40626?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Zabbix Zabbix.
How do I fix CVE-2022-40626?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2022-40626 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40626 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-40626, GHSA-3g95-xf53-275x.