CVE-2022-2130
Published: 20 June 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-2130 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Microweber Microweber. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 2.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-2130 is a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) affecting the Microweber content management system in GitHub repository microweber/microweber prior to version 1.2.17. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no required privileges, and required user interaction, resulting in changed scope with low integrity and availability impact but no confidentiality impact.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue by crafting a malicious URL containing a reflected script payload. When a victim user follows the link, the script executes in the victim's browser under the application's origin, enabling actions such as unauthorized modification of page content or limited disruption of application functionality.
Public references point to a specific commit (dbd37dda91911360db23269897c737e0abae2c24) that resolves the vulnerability and to a corresponding huntr.dev bounty report. The recommended mitigation is to upgrade Microweber to version 1.2.17 or later. The associated EPSS score has remained near its observed peak of 0.4661 with a current value of 0.4367 and does not indicate a material post-disclosure rise.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-5886
Vulnerability details
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository microweber/microweber prior to 1.2.17.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.