CVE-2022-22116

high-risk

Published 2022-01-10

In Directus, versions 9.0.0-alpha.4 through 9.4.1 are vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via SVG file upload in media upload functionality. A low privileged attacker can inject arbitrary javascript code which will be executed in a victim’s browser when they open the image URL.

Do I need to act?

0.21% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.4/10 Medium

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Directus

Affected Vendors

Rangerstudio

References (4)

Patch https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/ec86d5412d45136915d9b622b4a890dd2693...

Exploit https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-22116

Patch https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/ec86d5412d45136915d9b622b4a890dd2693...

Exploit https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-22116

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high-risk

Severity 21/34 · High

Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal

Exposure 33/34 · Critical