Appsmith
CVE-2022-39824
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 8.9 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Server-side JavaScript injection in Appsmith through 1.7.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code from the server via the currentItem property of the list widget, e.g., to. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
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. Server-side JavaScript injection in Appsmith through 1.7.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code from the server via the currentItem property of the list widget, e.g., to perform DoS attacks or achieve an information leak. Affected products include: Appsmith. Version information: through 1.7.14.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Server-side JavaScript injection in Appsmith through 1.7.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code from the server via the currentItem property of the list widget, e.g., to perform DoS attacks or achieve an information leak.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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EPSS
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in GitHub repository appsmithorg/appsmith prior to 1.8.2. Rated medium severity (CVSS
Reverse-proxy takeover in Appsmith versions prior to 2.1 lets an authenticated low-privileged user abuse server-side req
Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in Appsmith Dashboard component allows unauthenticated remote attackers to manipulate
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Stored XSS in Appsmith's SQL query editor autocomplete allows an authenticated Developer-role user to inject persistent
Appsmith platform prior to version 1.96 has a critical stored XSS enabling account takeover through crafted admin panel
Authenticated command execution in Appsmith versions prior to 2.1 lets any administrator run arbitrary OS commands insid
Appsmith v1.7.11 was discovered to allow attackers to execute an authenticated Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via re
Appsmith versions prior to 1.98 allow unauthenticated remote attackers to access sensitive instance management API endpo
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