Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-44959 is a stored cross-site scripting issue in webtareas 2.4p5. A user with access can place crafted content in a meeting Name field, and another user's browser may run it when viewing meetings. Business impact is limited but real: session exposure, misleading actions, or content tampering inside the application.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority application security issue. It is not described as actively exploited, but it can affect users who trust the application and should be remediated during the next planned web application security cycle.
Technical view
The flaw is CWE-79 in /meetings/listmeetings.php. The CVSS 3.1 score is 5.4: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, low confidentiality and integrity impact, no availability impact. Sources do not identify CPEs, fixed versions, or vendor mitigation details.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running webtareas 2.4p5 with the meetings feature accessible to authenticated users. Public affected-product metadata is incomplete and lists vendor, product, and CPE values as n/a.
Exploitation context
The CVE record and bundled sources describe a crafted payload in the Name field. There is no KEV listing and no cited evidence of active exploitation in the provided bundle.
Researcher notes
Evidence is narrow: one GitHub issue is referenced, and the CVE metadata lacks formal CPEs, fixed versions, and detailed remediation. Avoid assuming broader product impact beyond webtareas 2.4p5 and the named meetings component.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory any webtareas deployments and confirm whether version 2.4p5 is present.
- Check the project issue and vendor guidance for a fixed release or official workaround.
- Restrict access to meetings functionality until remediation is confirmed.
- Review server-side output encoding and input handling for meeting names.
- Monitor stored meeting names for unexpected HTML or script-like content.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether /meetings/listmeetings.php exists in deployed webtareas instances.
- Verify submitted meeting names render as text, not executable browser content.
- Review recent meeting records for suspicious markup in Name values.
- Check application logs for unusual meeting creation or update activity.
- Document whether any vendor patch or workaround has been applied.
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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SSVC decision data
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/6CVE reference, mitre
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CWE details
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