CVE-2022-41905: wsgidav is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) when directory browsing is enabled

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-11-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

WsgiDAV is a generic and extendable WebDAV server based on WSGI. Implementations using this library with directory browsing enabled may be susceptible to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. This issue has been patched, users can upgrade to version 4.1.0. As a workaround, set `dir_browser.enable = False` in the configuration.

Affected products

mar10 wsgidav: from 3.0.0 before 4.1.0 — fixed in 4.1.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: mar10 wsgidav 4.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/mar10/wsgidav/commit/e9606ab0f42f4c1a6611bc3c52de299b0aba7726
https://github.com/mar10/wsgidav/security/advisories/GHSA-xx6g-jj35-pxjv
https://github.com/mar10/wsgidav/commit/e9606ab0f42f4c1a6611bc3c52de299b0aba7726
https://github.com/mar10/wsgidav/security/advisories/GHSA-xx6g-jj35-pxjv

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