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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-9cx2-hj6m-fv58
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-9cx2-hj6m-fv58
Aliases CVE-2022-38724
Summary Silverstripe XSS in shortcodes A malicious content author could add arbitrary attributes to HTML editor shortcodes which could be used to inject a JavaScript payload on the front end of the site. The shortcode providers that ship with Silverstripe CMS have been reviewed and attribute whitelists have been implemented where appropriate to negate this risk.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 4.9
Risk 2.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/11/GHSA-9cx2-hj6m-fv58/GHSA-9cx2-hj6m-fv58.json
generic_textual MODERATE
Reference id Reference type URL
https://forum.silverstripe.org/c/releases
https://www.silverstripe.org/blog/tag/release
https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases
CVE-2022-38724 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38724
CVE-2022-38724 https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/cve-2022-38724
CVE-2022-38724.YAML https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/silverstripe/assets/CVE-2022-38724.yaml
CVE-2022-38724.YAML https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/silverstripe/framework/CVE-2022-38724.yaml
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/11/GHSA-9cx2-hj6m-fv58/GHSA-9cx2-hj6m-fv58.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

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none

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-29T04:33:51Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2022/38xxx/CVE-2022-38724.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2022-38724

View SSVC decision tree 
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 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]