CVE-2022-2956
Published: 23 August 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-2956 is a low-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Noxen Project Noxen. Its CVSS base score is 3.5 (Low).
Operationally, ranked at the 45.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-35177
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ConsoleTVs Noxen. Affected is an unknown function of the file /Noxen-master/users.php. The manipulation of the argument create_user_username with the input "><script>alert(/xss/)</script> leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch…
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the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-207000.
- 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.