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Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-44953 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting issue reported in webtareas 2.4p5. A user with application access can place script or HTML into a Name field in linked content handling, potentially affecting another user who interacts with the page.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate web application risk. It is not shown as actively exploited, but authenticated XSS can support session abuse, phishing, or data exposure in shared business applications.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-79 XSS in /linkedcontent/listfiles.php. 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 in organizations running webtareas 2.4p5 and using the linked content file listing feature. The structured affected-product data is incomplete, so confirm version and feature use directly.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or other evidence of active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates exploitation requires an authenticated or low-privileged user and user interaction.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and referenced GitHub issue. The CVE description names webtareas 2.4p5, while structured affected fields are n/a. No authoritative patch version is provided in the bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Check the project or vendor issue for fixed-release guidance.
- Prioritize upgrade or patching if maintained guidance exists.
- Limit access to linked content functions to trusted users.
- Review output encoding and input handling around the Name field.
- Consider disabling the affected feature if no fix is available.
Validation and detection
- Inventory webtareas instances and confirm installed versions.
- Check whether /linkedcontent/listfiles.php is reachable to users.
- Review whether untrusted users can add linked content names.
- Confirm whether vendor or maintainer guidance has been applied.
- Test defensively that stored names render as text, not executable content.
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:N2.32.7CISA-ADPVulnerability 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
Vulnerability timeline
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/anhdq201/webtareas/issues/8CVE reference, mitre
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.