Fava
CVE-2022-2514
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
The time and filter parameters in Fava prior to v1.22 are vulnerable to reflected XSS due to the lack of escaping of error messages which contained the parameters in verbatim.
AnalysisAI
The time and filter parameters in Fava prior to v1.22 are vulnerable to reflected XSS due to the lack of escaping of error messages which contained the parameters in verbatim. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The time and filter parameters in Fava prior to v1.22 are vulnerable to reflected XSS due to the lack of escaping of error messages which contained the parameters in verbatim. Affected products include: Fava Project Fava.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository beancount/fava prior to 1.22.3. Rated medium severity (CVSS
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository beancount/fava prior to 1.22.2. Rated medium severity (CVSS
Same weakness CWE-79 – Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
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