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CVE-2022-42097

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-42097 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in Backdrop CMS version 1.23.0, specifically through the 'Comment' functionality. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) requires high privileges and user interaction for exploitation, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or 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
0.77%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
52.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0077 is in the 89th 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-g9cp-9fw3-56cfmedium

Cross-site Scripting in Backdrop CMS

Nov 22, 2022

References

backdropcms.org
ProductVendor Advisory
github.com / backdrop/backdrop/releases/tag/1.23.0
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / bypazs/CVE-2022-42097
ExploitThird Party Advisory
grimthereaperteam.medium.com / cve-2022-42097-backdrop-xss-at-comments-2ea536ec55e1
ExploitThird Party Advisory