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CVE-2022-42096

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-42096 describes a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Backdrop CMS version 1.23.0, specifically within Post 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 impact on confidentiality and integrity. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, ExploitDB) has been identified, a Nuclei template exists for detection. The CVE has garnered minimal community discussion and media coverage, indicating low public awareness.

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
1.96%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2022-42096 · Apr 21, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0196 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 4,937 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-g8jw-8vpv-pv5qmedium

Cross-site Scripting in Backdrop CMS

Nov 21, 2022

References

backdropcms.org
Product
github.com / backdrop/backdrop/releases/tag/1.23.0
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / bypazs/CVE-2022-42096
ExploitThird Party Advisory
grimthereaperteam.medium.com / cve-2022-42096-backdrop-xss-at-posts-437c305036e2
ExploitThird Party Advisory