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CVE-2022-42466: XSS vulnerability, eg for String properties.

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-10-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Prior to 2.0.0-M9, it was possible for an end-user to set the value of an editable string property of a domain object to a value that would be rendered unchanged when the value was saved. In particular, the end-user could enter javascript or similar and this would be executed. As of this release, the inputted strings are properly escaped when rendered.

Affected products

• Apache Software Foundation Apache Isis: before 2.0.0; 2.0.0-milestone1, 2.0.0-milestone2, 2.0.0-milestone3, 2.0.0-milestone4, 2.0.0-milestone5, 2.0.0-milestone6 (+2) — fixed in 2.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Isis 2.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/19/2
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/83ftj5jgtv3mbm28w3trjyvd591jztrz
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/19/2
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/83ftj5jgtv3mbm28w3trjyvd591jztrz

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