# CVE-2022-45970: Alist Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts into the bulletin board, potentially executing code or hijacking user accounts.

- **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:** 12 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 22 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-957m-g6rf-4c2m

## What is CVE-2022-45970?

CVE-2022-45970 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 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

Alist v3.5.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the bulletin board.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45970?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/alist-org/alist/v3. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `github.com/alist-org/alist/v3` | Go | All versions to 3.5.1 | None |
| `github.com/alist-org/alist/v3` | Go | All versions to 3.5.1 | None |

Products: Alistgo Alist.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-45970?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45970 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-45970 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-45970 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-45969](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45969/): Alist vulnerable to Path Traversal (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-25160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-25160/): Alist has Insecure TLS Config (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-25161](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-25161/): Alist vulnerable to Path Traversal in multiple file operation handlers (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-33498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33498/): alist Incorrect Access Control vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-45968](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45968/): AList vulnerable to Improper Preservation of Permissions (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-45970 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-45970 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 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-2022-45970 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- github.com/alist-org/alist/v3 (Go): affected all versions up to 3.5.1; no fix listed
- github.com/alist-org/alist/v3 (Go): affected all versions up to 3.5.1; no fix listed

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-2022-45970/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45970/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45970
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45970
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-45970

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45970/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.