XSS in openSUSE Paste

CVE-2022-21948

An Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in paste allows remote attackers to place Javascript into SVG files. This issue affects: openSUSE paste paste version b57b9f87e303a3db9465776e657378e96845493b and prior versions.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (41.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-21948: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21948?
CVE-2022-21948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in openSUSE Paste, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-02-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-21948?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.