PT-2022-13252 · Chatwoot · Chatwoot

Published 2022-08-19 · Updated 2022-08-23 · CVE-2022-0542

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions chatwoot/chatwoot versions prior to 2.7.0

Description The issue is related to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM, which occurs when an application includes user input in its output without proper validation or escaping, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts. This can lead to unauthorized actions on the user's session. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified. There is no information provided about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.7.0, update to version 2.7.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting user input in the chatwoot/chatwoot repository to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-0542

Affected Products

Chatwoot

References · 9

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/0xxx/CVE-2022-0542.json · Exploit
• 🔥 https://huntr.dev/bounties/e6469ba6-03a2-4b17-8b4e-8932ecd0f7ac · Exploit
• https://github.com/chatwoot/chatwoot/commit/dd1fe4f93a6fbafa1d1eed87ac7d4143e701ec08 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0542 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0542 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/34976 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/48455 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/35048 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/34995 · Telegram Post