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CVE-2022-2523: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in beancount/fava

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-07-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository beancount/fava prior to 1.22.2.

Affected products

• beancount/fava: before 1.22.2 — fixed in 1.22.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: beancount/fava 1.22.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/beancount/fava/commit/dccfb6a2f4567f35ce2e9a78e24f92ebf946bc9b
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/2a1802d8-1c2e-4919-96a7-d4dcf7ffcf8f
• https://github.com/beancount/fava/commit/dccfb6a2f4567f35ce2e9a78e24f92ebf946bc9b
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/2a1802d8-1c2e-4919-96a7-d4dcf7ffcf8f

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