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CVE-2022-42097

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-11-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

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

Affected products

• backdropcms Backdrop: 1.23.0

References

• https://backdropcms.org
• https://github.com/backdrop/backdrop/releases/tag/1.23.0
• https://github.com/bypazs/CVE-2022-42097
• https://grimthereaperteam.medium.com/cve-2022-42097-backdrop-xss-at-comments-2ea536ec55e1
• https://backdropcms.org
• https://github.com/backdrop/backdrop/releases/tag/1.23.0
• https://github.com/bypazs/CVE-2022-42097
• https://grimthereaperteam.medium.com/cve-2022-42097-backdrop-xss-at-comments-2ea536ec55e1

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