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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-4691
CVE-2022-4691:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in GitHub repository usememos/memos versions prior to 0.9.0. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2022-4691 and was disclosed on December 27, 2022 (AttackerKB).
Technical details
The vulnerability has a CVSS v3 Base Score of 5.4 (Medium) with an Impact Score of 2.7 and Exploitability Score of 2.3. The attack vector is Network-based, requires Low attack complexity, Low privileges, and User interaction. The scope is Changed, with Low impact on both Confidentiality and Integrity, and No impact on Availability (AttackerKB).
Impact
The vulnerability allows for Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could potentially be used against users of the system. The impact is primarily focused on confidentiality and integrity with potential for unauthorized data access or modification (AttackerKB).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 0.9.0 of usememos/memos. Users should upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the risk. A security middleware was added as part of the fix to implement Content Security Policy with 'default-src self' (GitHub).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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