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Vulnerability details: VCID-3bav-gxx4-uyes
Vulnerability ID VCID-3bav-gxx4-uyes
Aliases CVE-2022-2523
GHSA-q8hg-3vqv-f8v3
PYSEC-2022-240
Summary Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository beancount/fava prior to 1.22.2.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.0032 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-2523
epss 0.0032 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-2523
epss 0.0032 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-2523
epss 0.0032 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-2523
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q8hg-3vqv-f8v3
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q8hg-3vqv-f8v3
cvssv4 5.3 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q8hg-3vqv-f8v3
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q8hg-3vqv-f8v3
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/beancount/fava
cvssv4 5.3 https://github.com/beancount/fava
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/beancount/fava
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/beancount/fava/commit/dccfb6a2f4567f35ce2e9a78e24f92ebf946bc9b
cvssv4 5.3 https://github.com/beancount/fava/commit/dccfb6a2f4567f35ce2e9a78e24f92ebf946bc9b
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/beancount/fava/commit/dccfb6a2f4567f35ce2e9a78e24f92ebf946bc9b
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/fava/PYSEC-2022-240.yaml
cvssv4 5.3 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/fava/PYSEC-2022-240.yaml
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/fava/PYSEC-2022-240.yaml
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://huntr.dev/bounties/2a1802d8-1c2e-4919-96a7-d4dcf7ffcf8f
cvssv4 5.3 https://huntr.dev/bounties/2a1802d8-1c2e-4919-96a7-d4dcf7ffcf8f
generic_textual MODERATE https://huntr.dev/bounties/2a1802d8-1c2e-4919-96a7-d4dcf7ffcf8f
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2523
cvssv4 5.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2523
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2523
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-2523
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-2523
https://github.com/beancount/fava
https://github.com/beancount/fava/commit/dccfb6a2f4567f35ce2e9a78e24f92ebf946bc9b
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/fava/PYSEC-2022-240.yaml
https://huntr.dev/bounties/2a1802d8-1c2e-4919-96a7-d4dcf7ffcf8f
1016971 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1016971
CVE-2022-2523 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2523
GHSA-q8hg-3vqv-f8v3 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q8hg-3vqv-f8v3
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q8hg-3vqv-f8v3
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q8hg-3vqv-f8v3
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/beancount/fava
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N Found at https://github.com/beancount/fava
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/beancount/fava/commit/dccfb6a2f4567f35ce2e9a78e24f92ebf946bc9b
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N Found at https://github.com/beancount/fava/commit/dccfb6a2f4567f35ce2e9a78e24f92ebf946bc9b
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/fava/PYSEC-2022-240.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/fava/PYSEC-2022-240.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://huntr.dev/bounties/2a1802d8-1c2e-4919-96a7-d4dcf7ffcf8f
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N Found at https://huntr.dev/bounties/2a1802d8-1c2e-4919-96a7-d4dcf7ffcf8f
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2523
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2523
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.5548
EPSS Score 0.0032
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T20:29:12.345889+00:00 Debian Oval Importer Import https://www.debian.org/security/oval/oval-definitions-bullseye.xml.bz2 38.6.0