Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-44952

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 02 December 2022

Published
02 December 2022
Modified
24 April 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0176 83.0th percentile
Risk Priority 12 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-44952 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 17.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis

Rukovoditel version 3.2.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the configuration/application module at /index.php?module=configuration/application. The flaw, tracked as CWE-79, permits injection of arbitrary web scripts or HTML through the Copyright Text field when an authenticated user clicks "Add" and submits a crafted payload. The issue carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.4, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, and required user interaction with changed scope.

An attacker with the ability to modify application configuration settings can store a malicious payload that executes in the browser of any subsequent user who views the affected page. Successful exploitation enables theft of session tokens, redirection to malicious sites, or other client-side actions within the context of the victim's session.

The EPSS score for this CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0866 on 2025-01-22 before receding to the current value of 0.0176, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure. Public references consist of the vendor site and an issue tracker entry but contain no explicit mitigation guidance.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Rukovoditel v3.2.1 was discovered to contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in /index.php?module=configuration/application. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Copyright Text field after clicking "Add".

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

rukovoditel
rukovoditel
3.2.1

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.

addresses: CWE-79

Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.

addresses: CWE-79

Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.

addresses: CWE-79

Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.

References