What is CVE-2022-46438?

CVE-2022-46438 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Douco Douphp, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-46438?

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

XSS in Douco Douphp

CVE-2022-46438

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the /admin/article_category.php component of DouPHP v1.7 20221118 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the description parameter.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (31.8th 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

Douco Douphp — versions 1.7_20221118
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-46438?: CVE-2022-46438 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Douco Douphp, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-46438?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.