CVE-2022-3464
Published: 12 October 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-3464 is a medium-severity Improper Neutralization (CWE-707) vulnerability in Puppycms Puppycms. Its CVSS base score is 4.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 44.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-42836
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in puppyCMS up to 5.1. This affects an unknown part of the file /admin/settings.php. The manipulation of the argument site_name leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack…
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remotely. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-210699.
- 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.
Enforces use of documented standards and tool configurations that address proper neutralization of inputs/outputs during development.
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.