What is CVE-2022-44875?

CVE-2022-44875 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kioware, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-03-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-44875?

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

Is CVE-2022-44875 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Kioware

CVE-2022-44875

KioWare through 8.33 on Windows sets KioScriptingUrlACL.AclActions.AllowHigh for the about:blank origin, which allows attackers to obtain SYSTEM access via KioUtils.Execute in JavaScript code.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (44.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Kioware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-44875?: CVE-2022-44875 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kioware, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-44875?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-44875 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.