Vulnerability in Ualberta Neosdiscovery
CVE-2022-4927
A vulnerability was found in ualbertalib NEOSDiscovery 1.0.70 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file app/views/bookmarks/_refworks.html.erb. The manipulation leads to use of web link to untrusted target with window.opener access. The attack may be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 1.0.71 is able to address this issue. The patch is named abe9f57123e0c278ae190cd7402a623d66c51375. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-222287.
EPSS: 0.005 (40.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Ualberta Neosdiscovery — versions 1.0.70
- Ualbertalib Neosdiscovery — versions 1.0.70
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cna@vuldb.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required)
- cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking, Patch, Release Notes)
- cna@vuldb.com (Patch, patch)
- cna@vuldb.com (Release Notes, patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4927?
- CVE-2022-4927 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ualberta Neosdiscovery, classified under Use of Web Link to Untrusted Target with window.opener Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-03-05.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4927?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.