# CVE-2022-48178: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via the Create Action function in X2CRM, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **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:** 15 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 6 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pwjp-74x6-hcx5

## What is CVE-2022-48178?

CVE-2022-48178 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

X2CRM Open Source Sales CRM 6.6 and 6.9 was discovered to contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the Create Action function, aka an index.php/actions/update URI.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48178?

It affects 1 product.


Products: X2engine X2crm.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-48178?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-48178 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-48178 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48178 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- X2CRM v6.6/6.9 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (Authenticated) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-2664](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2664/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2013-5692](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5692/): Path traversal in n/a (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2015-5074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5074/): File upload in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-5075](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5075/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2024-48120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48120/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-48178 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-48178 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Apr 2023. 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-2022-48178 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2022-48178/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48178/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48178
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48178
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48178

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48178/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.