# CVE-2022-41139: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Stored XSS in MITRE CALDERA allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on agents via the gist contact configuration field.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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:** 17 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 14 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7344-4pg9-qf45

## What is CVE-2022-41139?

CVE-2022-41139 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Oct 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

MITRE CALDERA 4.1.0 allows stored XSS via app.contact.gist (aka the gist contact configuration field), leading to execution of arbitrary commands on agents.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41139?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mitre Caldera.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-41139?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41139 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-41139 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-41139 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-42559](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42559/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-42560](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42560/): An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.9.0. (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-42561](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42561/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-19907](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-19907/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-42562](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42562/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-41139 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-41139 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-41139 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2022-41139/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41139/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41139
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41139
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41139

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