CVE-2022-4927 ualbertalib NEOSDiscovery _refworks.html.erb reverse tabnabbing
Attackers can exploit reverse tabnabbing in NEOSDiscovery to redirect users to malicious sites via untrusted links.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-4927?
CVE-2022-4927 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ualbertalib NEOSDiscovery, published on 5 Mar 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
A vulnerability was found in ualbertalib NEOSDiscovery 1.0.70 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file app/views/bookmarks/_refworks.html.erb. The manipulation leads to use of web link to untrusted target with window.opener access. The attack may be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 1.0.71 is able to address this issue. The patch is named abe9f57123e0c278ae190cd7402a623d66c51375. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-222287.
Weakness: CWE-1022
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4927?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ualberta Neosdiscovery.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4927?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4927 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-4927 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4927 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j9jv-927j-jjrm.