# CVE-2022-4401: pallidlight online-course-selection-system cross site scripting

> A cross-site scripting vulnerability in the pallidlight online-course-selection-system allows remote attackers to inject malicious scripts.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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:** 11 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7hpg-5cp7-xr78

## What is CVE-2022-4401?

CVE-2022-4401 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in pallidlight online-course-selection-system, published on 11 Dec 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

A vulnerability was found in pallidlight online-course-selection-system. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-215268.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-707 (Improper Neutralization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4401?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pallidlight Online Course Selection System Project Pallidlight Online Course Selection System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4401?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4401 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4401 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4401 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4401 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4401 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in pallidlight online-course-selection-system, published on 11 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4401 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: pallidlight online-course-selection-system. 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-2022-4401/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4401/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4401
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4401
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4401

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4401/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.