What is CVE-2022-43078?

CVE-2022-43078 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Web-Based Student Clearance System Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-11-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-43078?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-43078 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Web-Based Student Clearance System Project

CVE-2022-43078

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in /admin/add-fee.php of Web-Based Student Clearance System v1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the cmddept parameter.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-11-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (38.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

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

Affected products

Web-Based Student Clearance System Project — versions 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Tr0e/CVE_

References

github.com/Tr0e/CVE_Hunter/blob/main/XSS-2.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43078?: CVE-2022-43078 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Web-Based Student Clearance System Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-43078?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-43078 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.