CVE-2022-23049
Published: 09 February 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-23049 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Exponentcms Exponent Cms. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 33.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-28159
Vulnerability details
Exponent CMS 2.6.0patch2 allows an authenticated user to inject persistent JavaScript code on the "User-Agent" header when logging in. When an administrator user visits the "User Sessions" tab, the JavaScript will be triggered allowing an attacker to compromise the administrator…
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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.