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Medium · 4.8 Public exploit CVE-2022-42097 EUVD-2022-7344GHSA-g9cp-9fw3-56cf

Cross-site Scripting in Backdrop CMS

Published Nov 22, 2022 · Updated Apr 29, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

Description

Backdrop CMS version 1.23.0 was discovered to contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via 'Comment.' .

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 1 repository

  • bypazs/CVE-2022-42097 ★ 1 · Sep 27, 2022

    Backdrop CMS version 1.23.0 was discovered to contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the comment.

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist backdrop/backdrop <= 1.23.0 — GHSA-g9cp-9fw3-56cf

References