# CVE-2022-42001: Potential XSS in book navigation

> An attacker with edit permissions can inject arbitrary HTML into the book navigation, potentially executing scripts in other users' browsers.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 29 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mh3f-7jrf-xp34

## What is CVE-2022-42001?

CVE-2022-42001 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Hallo Welt! GmbH BlueSpice, published on 15 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BlueSpiceBookshelf extension of BlueSpice allows user with regular account and edit permissions to inject arbitrary HTML into the book navigation.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42001?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hallowelt Bluespice.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-42001?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42001 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-42001 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42001 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hallo Welt! GmbH BlueSpice

- [CVE-2025-46703](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-46703/): Potential XSS in Extension:AtMentions (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2025-48007](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48007/): Potential XSS in Extension:BlueSpiceAvatars (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2025-57880](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-57880/): Potential XSS in Extension:BlueSpiceWhoIsOnline (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2025-58114](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-58114/): Potential XSS in Extension:CognitiveProcessDesigner (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2022-2510](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2510/): Potential XSS on Special:SearchCenter (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-42001 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-42001 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Hallo Welt! GmbH BlueSpice, published on 15 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42001 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hallo Welt! GmbH BlueSpice. 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-2022-42001/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42001/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42001
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42001
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42001

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.