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Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-44956 is a medium-severity stored XSS issue reported in webtareas 2.4p5. A user able to set a project Name could inject browser-executed content that affects another user who views the project list.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority application security issue. It is not reported as actively exploited, but it can affect user sessions and trust in the application if untrusted users can edit project data.
Technical view
The flaw is CWE-79 in /projects/listprojects.php. The Name field is reported to accept crafted HTML or script content and later render it in a browser. CVSS 3.1 is 5.4: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, low confidentiality and integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in organizations running webtareas 2.4p5, especially where untrusted or semi-trusted users can create or edit project names.
Exploitation context
The supplied sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Exploitation requires an authenticated or privileged user to submit crafted content and another user to view the affected project list.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and the linked GitHub issue. No official patch version, vendor advisory, or exploitation telemetry is included in the supplied bundle, so remediation should start with vendor/project confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory whether webtareas 2.4p5 is deployed.
- Check the project or vendor for fixed versions or official guidance.
- Restrict project creation and editing to trusted users only.
- Ensure project names are validated and output-encoded before rendering.
- Consider CSP as defense in depth, not a primary fix.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether /projects/listprojects.php exists in deployed instances.
- Review whether the project Name field is stored and rendered unencoded.
- In staging, verify harmless markup-like input displays as text only.
- Check access controls for users who can create or edit projects.
- Review application logs for suspicious project-name changes.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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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: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
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/anhdq201/webtareas/issues/3CVE reference, mitre
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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.