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CVE-2022-42094

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-42094 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in Backdrop CMS version 1.23.0, specifically exploitable via the 'Card' content. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) requires high privileges and user interaction, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts that could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or KEV listing, a Nuclei template exists for detection, and there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.23.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:backdropcms:backdrop:1.23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.8MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.7
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2022-42094 · Apr 21, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0250 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 4,931 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-vcvg-g8p2-3hqrmedium

Cross-site Scripting in Backdrop CMS

Nov 22, 2022

References

backdropcms.org
Vendor Advisory
github.com / backdrop/backdrop/releases/tag/1.23.0
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / bypazs/CVE-2022-42094
ExploitThird Party Advisory
grimthereaperteam.medium.com / cve-2022-42094-backdrop-xss-at-cards-84266b5250f1
ExploitThird Party Advisory