Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a reflected cross-site scripting issue in uBidAuction 2.0.1. An attacker could trick a user into opening a crafted auction filter link, causing script to run in that user's browser. The likely business impact is account-session abuse, phishing, or misleading content, not server takeover.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate web application risk. Prioritize if uBidAuction 2.0.1 is public-facing or used by authenticated customers, because successful abuse depends on user interaction but can affect trust and sessions.
Technical view
CVE-2022-50964 affects the auctions/myAuctions/status/loose filter path in uBidAuction 2.0.1. The date_created, date_from, date_to, and created_at GET parameters are not properly sanitized, enabling reflected XSS. CVSS 3.1 is 6.1: network reachable, low complexity, no privileges, user interaction required, changed scope.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to organizations running uBidAuction 2.0.1, especially if auction account pages are internet-accessible. The source bundle does not claim other versions are affected and provides no CPE data.
Exploitation context
Public exploit/advisory references exist from Exploit-DB and Vulnerability Lab. The bundle marks CISA KEV as false and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Evidence names a reflected XSS sink and specific parameters but does not include a vendor patch version, CPEs, or active exploitation confirmation. Avoid assuming broader product impact beyond uBidAuction 2.0.1.
Mitigation direction
- Identify whether uBidAuction 2.0.1 is deployed anywhere.
- Check vendor or maintainer guidance for an official fixed release.
- Sanitize and output-encode the named filter parameters server-side.
- Restrict access to affected auction account pages where feasible.
- Use WAF rules only as temporary compensating control.
Validation and detection
- Inventory public and internal sites for uBidAuction 2.0.1.
- Review logs for requests to auctions/myAuctions/status/loose with unusual filter values.
- Confirm affected parameters are safely encoded in a staging environment.
- Retest after remediation to verify scripts render inertly.
- Document any exposed instances and owner remediation status.
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 loose Reflected XSSCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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