CVE-2022-45436 Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in network maps editor feature
A manager can inject XSS payloads into network map names, allowing execution when an admin edits the map, potentially stealing admin cookies.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-45436?
CVE-2022-45436 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Artica PFMS Pandora FMS, published on 15 Feb 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Artica PFMS Pandora FMS v765 on all platforms, allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). As a manager privilege user , create a network map containing name as xss payload. Once created, admin user must click on the edit network maps and XSS payload will be executed, which could be used for stealing admin users cookie value.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45436?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pandorafms Pandora Fms.
How do I fix CVE-2022-45436?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45436 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-2022-45436 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45436 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Artica PFMS Pandora FMS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f749-qrwh-2gwm, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45436.