# CVE-2022-45014: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in WBCE CMS via XSS in Search Settings, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 29 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-49xg-7g43-xhgm

## What is CVE-2022-45014?

CVE-2022-45014 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Nov 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Search Settings module of WBCE CMS v1.5.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Results Header field.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45014?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wbce Wbce Cms.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-45014?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45014 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-45014 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45014 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-39796](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39796/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-46020](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46020/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-3817](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3817/): SQL Injection in wbce/wbce_cms (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-65950](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-65950/): WBCE CMS is Vulnerable to Time-Based Blind SQL Injection through groups[] Parameter (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2025-67504](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-67504/): WBCE CMS has Weak Random Number Generator in Password Generation Function (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-45014 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-45014 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Nov 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45014 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2022-45014/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45014/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45014
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45014
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-45014

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45014/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.