Insecure Default Variable Initialization in Ghost - CVE-2022-47196
Published: January 20, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71368
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-47196
CWE-ID: CWE-453
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an insecure default variable initialization in the codeinjection_head. A remote user can inject arbitrary Javascript in posts, leading to privilege escalation to administrator via stored XSS vulnerability in the twitter field.
Affected software
Ghost
How to mitigate CVE-2022-47196
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability..