CVE-2022-41473
Published: 13 October 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-41473 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Rpcms Rpcms. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 10.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
RPCMS v3.0.2 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in its Search function, tracked as CVE-2022-41473 under CWE-79. The flaw received a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.1, reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, no required privileges, required user interaction, changed scope, and limited impacts to confidentiality and integrity.
An unauthenticated attacker can supply a crafted search request that is reflected back to a victim who follows a malicious link, allowing execution of arbitrary script in the victim's browser context and potential theft of session data or other client-side actions within the affected application.
The two referenced GitHub issues provide the initial disclosure but contain no details on official patches or mitigation steps.
EPSS for the CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.2185 before receding to the current value of 0.0442, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after public disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-44666
Vulnerability details
RPCMS v3.0.2 was discovered to contain a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Search function.
- 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.