Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-37250 is a stored cross-site scripting issue in Craft CMS 4.2.0.1 affecting the admin account area. An authenticated user could store unsafe content that later executes in another user's browser. Business risk is theft or manipulation of admin-session context, not server takeover by itself.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority CMS hygiene issue. Prioritize faster if the affected CMS manages public content, has many non-admin authenticated users, or is accessed by privileged administrators from sensitive workstations.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-79 stored XSS in `/admin/myaccount` for Craft CMS 4.2.0.1. CVSS 3.1 is 5.4: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, low confidentiality and integrity impact, no availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where Craft CMS 4.2.0.1 is deployed and authenticated users can access the affected account page. The provided CVE affected-product metadata is incomplete, so version confirmation should come from local inventory and Craft CMS vendor records.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Exploitation requires authenticated access and a victim user interaction, which lowers urgency compared with unauthenticated RCE but still matters for admin-facing CMS environments.
Researcher notes
The public record is sparse: title, description, CVSS, CWE-79, an advisory, and a Craft CMS commit. Affected metadata is listed as n/a, so avoid broad version claims beyond Craft CMS 4.2.0.1 unless vendor sources confirm them.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any Craft CMS 4.2.0.1 deployments.
- Follow Craft CMS vendor guidance for a fixed or supported version.
- Limit admin access to trusted users until remediated.
- Review account-profile fields for unexpected stored markup.
- Monitor `/admin/myaccount` activity for suspicious authenticated changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the deployed Craft CMS version from inventory or application metadata.
- Check whether the referenced Craft CMS commit is present in the deployed build.
- Review admin account data for unexpected HTML or script-like content.
- Review logs for unusual authenticated submissions to `/admin/myaccount`.
- Retest only with authorized, non-destructive XSS validation methods.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.32.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/cdc9cb66d0716c9552e4113c8e426fd1a31f9516CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://labs.integrity.pt/advisories/cve-2022-37250/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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