CVE-2022-43170
Published: 28 October 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-43170 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Rukovoditel Rukovoditel. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 9.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-43170 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in Rukovoditel version 3.2.1. It resides in the Dashboard Configuration feature at index.php?module=dashboard_configure/index and is triggered when an authenticated user adds an info block whose Title parameter receives a crafted payload. The flaw is tracked under CWE-79 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.4.
An authenticated attacker with low-privileged access can inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript into the Title field. Once saved, the payload executes in the browsers of other users who view the affected dashboard, enabling session hijacking, privilege escalation within the application, or theft of sensitive data displayed on the page.
The EPSS score for this CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.2049 on 2025-01-22 before receding to its current value of 0.0544, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure. Public references consist of GitHub issue reports that document the injection vector but contain no vendor-supplied patches or mitigation guidance.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-46216
Vulnerability details
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Dashboard Configuration feature (index.php?module=dashboard_configure/index) of Rukovoditel v3.2.1 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Title parameter after clicking "Add info block".
- 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.