CVE-2022-42753 Cross-site scripting in SalonERP

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

An external attacker can steal arbitrary user cookies via XSS in SalonERP, potentially leading to account takeover.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-42753?

CVE-2022-42753 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SalonERP, published on 3 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

SalonERP version 3.0.2 allows an external attacker to steal the cookie of arbitrary users. This is possible because the application does not correctly validate the page parameter against XSS attacks.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42753?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Salonerp Project Salonerp.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42753?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42753 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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-2022-42753 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-42753 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4cm4-r3q9-95wh.

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