# CVE-2022-45437: Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the reporting dashboard module

> An attacker with edition privileges can inject scripts into the reporting dashboard, allowing admins to view malicious payloads and leak information.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 18 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rxg9-g88m-hx4v, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45437

## What is CVE-2022-45437?

CVE-2022-45437 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, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Artica PFMS Pandora FMS v765 on all allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). A user with edition privileges can create a Payload in the reporting dashboard module. An admin user can observe the Payload without interaction and attacker can get information.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45437?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pandorafms Pandora Fms.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-45437?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45437 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-45437 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45437 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Artica PFMS Pandora FMS

- [CVE-2021-34074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34074/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-13854](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13854/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-11749](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11749/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2020-13851](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13851/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-34088](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-34088/): Pandora FMS Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Ping Module (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-45437 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-45437 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, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45437 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Artica PFMS Pandora FMS. 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-2022-45437/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45437/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45437
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45437
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-45437

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45437/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.