CVE-2022-0087

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in keystonejs/keystone

7.1 HighFix available

keystone is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

2.75%Up 1.9 points since Feb 8, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.1

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in keystonejs/keystone

keystone is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Record: CVE-2022-0087
CVSS 3.0: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-0620 7.1

keystone is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Record: EUVD-2022-0620
CVSS 3.0: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hrgx-7j6v-xj82 7.1

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

This security advisory relates to a capability for an attacker to exploit a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability when using the @keystone-6/auth package.

Impact

The vulnerability can impact users of the administration user interface when following an untrusted link to the signin or init page. This is a targeted attack and may present itself in the form of phishing and or chained in conjunction with some other vulnerability.

Vulnerability mitigation

Please upgrade to @keystone-6/auth >= 1.0.2, where this vulnerability has been closed. If you are using @keystone-next/auth, we strongly recommend you upgrade to @keystone-6.

Workarounds

If for some reason you cannot upgrade the dependencies in software, you could alternatively

disable the administration user interface, or
if using a reverse-proxy, strip query parameters when accessing the administration interface

References

https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss/

Thanks to Shivansh Khari (@Shivansh-Khari) for discovering and reporting this vulnerability

Record: GHSA-hrgx-7j6v-xj82
CVSS 3.0: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.1

keystone is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Record: CVE-2022-0087
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.0: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.1

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in keystonejs/keystone

keystone is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Record: CVE-2022-0087
CVSS 3.0: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-hrgx-7j6v-xj82 7.1

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

This security advisory relates to a capability for an attacker to exploit a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability when using the @keystone-6/auth package.

Impact

Vulnerability mitigation

Please upgrade to @keystone-6/auth >= 1.0.2, where this vulnerability has been closed. If you are using @keystone-next/auth, we strongly recommend you upgrade to @keystone-6.

Workarounds

If for some reason you cannot upgrade the dependencies in software, you could alternatively

disable the administration user interface, or
if using a reverse-proxy, strip query parameters when accessing the administration interface

References

https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss/

Thanks to Shivansh Khari (@Shivansh-Khari) for discovering and reporting this vulnerability

Record: GHSA-hrgx-7j6v-xj82
CVSS 3.0: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`@keystone-6/auth` npm	before 1.0.2	1.0.2
`@keystone-next/auth` npm	through 37.0.0	None known

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Nuclei	Keystone 6 Login Page - Open Redirect and Cross-Site Scripting

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-0087 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Keystonejs Keystone, published January 11, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.75%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in @keystone-6/auth 1.0.2.