# CVE-2022-4513: European Environment Agency eionet.contreg cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via searchTag or resourceUri parameters in eionet.contreg, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **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:** 15 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8v6r-q522-82mj

## What is CVE-2022-4513?

CVE-2022-4513 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in European Environment Agency eionet.contreg, published on 15 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, which was classified as problematic, has been found in European Environment Agency eionet.contreg. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument searchTag/resourceUri leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 2022-06-27T0948 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is a120c2153e263e62c4db34a06ab96a9f1c6bccb6. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-215885 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4513?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Eea Eionet Content Registry.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4513?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4513 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4513 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4513 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4513 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4513 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in European Environment Agency eionet.contreg, published on 15 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-2022-4513 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: European Environment Agency eionet.contreg. 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-2022-4513/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4513/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4513
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4513
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4513

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4513/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.