What is CVE-2022-0257?

CVE-2022-0257 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pimcore, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-01-17.

How severe is CVE-2022-0257?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-0257 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Pimcore

CVE-2022-0257

pimcore is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-01-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (72.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Pimcore
Pimcore Pimcore/pimcore — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

huntr.dev/bounties/bad2073c-bbd5-4425-b3e9-c336b73ddda6 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/pimcore/pimcore/commit/dfaf78b26fb77990267c0cc05b9fcb9f8de7b66d (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0257?: CVE-2022-0257 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pimcore, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-01-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-0257?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-0257 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.