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CVE-2022-42095

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-42095 describes a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Backdrop CMS version 1.23.0, allowing an authenticated attacker to inject malicious scripts into page content. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.8 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack requiring high privileges and user interaction, with potential for low impact on confidentiality and integrity. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, a Nuclei template exists for detection, and its EPSS score suggests a higher-than-average exploitability probability compared to most CVEs. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.23.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:backdropcms:backdrop_cms: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
1.95%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2022-42095 · May 6, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0195 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 4,931 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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-58rj-w2qf-qjg7medium

Cross-site Scripting in Backdrop CMS

Nov 23, 2022

References

backdropcms.org
Product
github.com / backdrop/backdrop/releases/tag/1.23.0
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / bypazs/CVE-2022-42095
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / bypazs/Declined_backdrop-XSS-at-pAGES
ExploitThird Party Advisory
grimthereaperteam.medium.com / declined-backdrop-xss-at-pages-26e5d63686bc
ExploitThird Party Advisory