CVE-2022-0278: 
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in Packagist microweber/microweber versions prior to 1.2.11. The vulnerability was discovered and reported on January 19, 2022, and was assigned the identifier CVE-2022-0278 (CVE Mitre).

The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) issue affecting the contact form functionality in Microweber CMS. A fix was implemented through a commit that addressed the XSS vulnerability in the contact form component (Github Commit).

The presence of a stored XSS vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts that would be permanently stored on the target servers and executed in the context of other users' browsers when they view the compromised page.

The vulnerability was reported through the huntr.dev platform, suggesting it was discovered through security research. No public exploits or active exploitation in the wild have been explicitly documented (Huntr Report).

Users should upgrade to Microweber version 1.2.11 or later which contains the fix for this vulnerability. The fix was implemented through a patch that addresses the XSS vulnerability in the contact form (Github Commit).