# CVE-2022-44949: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via the Short Name field in Rukovoditel, potentially leading to session hijacking or arbitrary code execution.

- **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:** 2 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 9 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-35c8-q6x2-rx7f

## What is CVE-2022-44949?

CVE-2022-44949 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Rukovoditel Rukovoditel, published on 2 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

Rukovoditel v3.2.1 was discovered to contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Add New Field function at /index.php?module=entities/fields&entities_id=24. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Short Name field.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44949?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rukovoditel Rukovoditel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-44949?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-44949 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-44949 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-44949 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Rukovoditel <= 3.2.1 - Cross Site Scripting (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-44949.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Rukovoditel Rukovoditel

- [CVE-2022-48175](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48175/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44945](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44945/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-43168](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43168/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-11817](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11817/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-11812](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11812/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-44949 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-44949 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Rukovoditel Rukovoditel, published on 2 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: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-44949 exists.

Affected product: Rukovoditel Rukovoditel. 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-2022-44949/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44949/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44949
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44949
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44949

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44949/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.