CVE-2022-30073
Published: 17 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-30073 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Wbce Wbce Cms. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 4.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
WBCE CMS version 1.5.2 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) in the /admin/users/save.php endpoint. The flaw is rated 5.4 under CVSS 3.1, reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, and a requirement for user interaction, with limited confidentiality and integrity impact under changed scope.
An authenticated attacker with low-privileged access can supply crafted input that is stored or reflected through the user-save functionality, enabling execution of arbitrary script in the context of other users' sessions and thereby achieving limited data exposure or unauthorized actions within the application.
Public references consist of proof-of-concept material hosted on GitHub, but no vendor advisory or patch information is supplied in the available sources. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1761 with no material increase after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-35287
Vulnerability details
WBCE CMS 1.5.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via /admin/users/save.php.
- 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.