XSS in Librespeed Speedtest
CVE-2022-4957
A vulnerability was found in librespeed speedtest up to 5.2.4. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file results/stats.php. The manipulation of the argument id leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 5.2.5 is able to address this issue. The patch is named a85f2c086f3449dffa8fe2edb5e2ef3ee72dc0e9. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-246643.
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 (44.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.3% 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
- Librespeed Speedtest — versions 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/librespeed/speedtest/commit/a85f2c086f3449dffa8fe2edb5e2ef3ee72dc0e9 (Patch, patch, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/librespeed/speedtest/releases/tag/5.2.5 (Release Notes, patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4957?
- CVE-2022-4957 is a low-severity vulnerability in Librespeed Speedtest, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2023-12-03.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4957?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.