XSS in Roots Soil
CVE-2022-4524
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Roots soil Plugin up to 4.0.x. Affected is the function language_attributes of the file src/Modules/CleanUpModule.php. The manipulation of the argument language leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 4.1.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 0c9151e00ab047da253e5cdbfccb204dd423269d. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-215904.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (45.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Roots Soil
- Roots Soil Plugin — versions 4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/roots/soil/pull/285 (related, Patch)
- github.com/roots/soil/commit/0c9151e00ab047da253e5cdbfccb204dd423269d (Patch, patch, mitigation)
- github.com/roots/soil/releases/tag/4.1.0 (Release Notes, mitigation)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4524?
- CVE-2022-4524 is a low-severity vulnerability in Roots Soil, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2022-12-15.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4524?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.