XSS in Beancount Beancount/fava

CVE-2022-2514

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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (54.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2514?
CVE-2022-2514 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Beancount Beancount/fava, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-07-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-2514?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.