CVE-2022-4105 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in kiwitcms/kiwi

High 7.1 Published Updated

Stored XSS in Kiwi TCMS allows attackers to execute malicious JavaScript, enabling clickjacking and UI manipulation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-4105?

CVE-2022-4105 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in kiwitcms/kiwi, published on 21 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A stored XSS in a kiwi Test Plan can run malicious javascript which could be chained with an HTML injection to perform a UI redressing attack (clickjacking) and an HTML injection which disables the use of the history page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4105?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including kiwitcms. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
kiwitcms PyPIAll versions11.6
kiwitcms PyPIAll versions11.6
kiwitcms PyPIAll versions11.6

Products include Kiwitcms Kiwi Tcms.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4105?

Upgrade kiwitcms to 11.6 or later.

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-2022-4105 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4105 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hf94-8mx5-2vvj, PYSEC-2026-837.

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