# CVE-2022-4598: Shoplazza LifeStyle Announcement cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the Announcement Handler's text fields, potentially compromising user sessions and data.

- **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:** 18 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-395q-7j8c-c3j7

## What is CVE-2022-4598?

CVE-2022-4598 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Shoplazza LifeStyle, published on 18 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 has been found in Shoplazza LifeStyle 1.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /admin/api/theme-edit/ of the component Announcement Handler. The manipulation of the argument Text/Mobile Text leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-216193 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-2022-4598?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Shoplazza Lifestyle.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4598?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4598 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4598 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4598 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Shoplazza LifeStyle

- [CVE-2022-4596](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4596/): Shoplazza Add Blog Post cross site scripting (low 3.5)
- [CVE-2022-4597](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4597/): Shoplazza LifeStyle Create Product v2_products cross site scripting (low 3.5)
- [CVE-2022-4599](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4599/): Shoplazza LifeStyle Product cross site scripting (low 3.5)
- [CVE-2022-4600](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4600/): Shoplazza LifeStyle Product Carousel cross site scripting (low 3.5)
- [CVE-2022-4601](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4601/): Shoplazza LifeStyle Shipping/Member Discount/Icon cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4598 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4598 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Shoplazza LifeStyle, published on 18 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-2022-4598 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Shoplazza LifeStyle. 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-2022-4598/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4598/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4598
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4598
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4598

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4598/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.