Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
uBidAuction 2.0.1 can reflect attacker-supplied script through auction filter date fields. A victim who follows a crafted link could have script run in their browser, potentially exposing session data or changing page content. This is a business risk mainly for organizations still running this specific product version.
Executive priority
Handle as a moderate-priority web application exposure. It does not indicate server compromise by itself, but public exploit detail and user-session impact justify prompt inventory, vendor-guidance review, and remediation for any live uBidAuction 2.0.1 instance.
Technical view
CVE-2022-50963 is a reflected XSS issue in auctions/myAuctions/status/active. The date_created, date_from, date_to, and created_at filter parameters are not properly sanitized. CVSS 3.1 is 6.1, with network access, low complexity, no privileges, user interaction required, and changed scope.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to uBidAuction 2.0.1 deployments, especially internet-accessible auction portals where users can be induced to open crafted URLs. The source bundle marks other versions as unaffected by default, but it does not provide a complete product lifecycle or patch matrix.
Exploitation context
The bundle includes Exploit-DB and Vulnerability Lab references tagged as exploit, so public technical detail exists. CISA KEV is false, and no provided source states active exploitation in the wild. Treat this as publicly documented but not source-confirmed as actively exploited.
Researcher notes
Evidence is strongest for affected component, parameters, CWE, and CVSS. Evidence is incomplete for official patch availability, vendor remediation status, and exploitation in the wild. Do not broaden affected versions beyond uBidAuction 2.0.1 based on this bundle alone.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any uBidAuction 2.0.1 deployments and prioritize them for review.
- Check vendor or maintainer guidance for fixed releases or official mitigation.
- Apply contextual output encoding to reflected filter values if maintaining the code.
- Validate and constrain date filter inputs server-side.
- Use web application controls to reduce reflected script execution risk where feasible.
Validation and detection
- Inventory public and internal sites for uBidAuction 2.0.1.
- Review the myAuctions active filter handling for the four named parameters.
- Confirm reflected parameter values are encoded before browser rendering.
- Review access logs for unusual requests to auctions/myAuctions/status/active.
- Test remediation with benign XSS validation strings in a controlled environment.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.82.7VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N——VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
5.1MediumVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.1MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- Exploit-DBCVE reference, VulnCheck · exploit
- Vulnerability Lab AdvisoryCVE reference, VulnCheck · exploit
- Product HomepageCVE reference, VulnCheck · product
- VulnCheck Advisory: uBidAuction 2.0.1 myAuctions active Reflected XSSCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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