CVE-2022-44724
Published: 04 November 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-44724 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Stiltsoft Handy Macros For Confluence. Its CVSS base score is 8.9 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 41.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-47658
Vulnerability details
The Handy Tip macro in Stiltsoft Handy Macros for Confluence Server/Data Center 3.x before 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
- 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.