#VU71368 Insecure Default Variable Initialization in Ghost - CVE-2022-47196
Published: January 20, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71368
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-47196
CWE-ID: CWE-453
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Ghost
Ghost
Software vendor:
Ghost Foundation
Ghost Foundation
Description
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.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability..