CVE-2022-23049
Exponent CMS 2.6.0patch2 allows an authenticated user to inject persistent JavaScript code on the...
Exponent CMS 2.6.0patch2 allows an authenticated user to inject persistent JavaScript code on the "User-Agent" header when logging in. When an administrator user visits the "User Sessions" tab, the JavaScript will be triggered allowing an attacker to compromise the administrator session.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.4
Exponent CMS 2.6.0patch2 allows an authenticated user to inject persistent JavaScript code on the "User-Agent" header when logging in. When an administrator user visits the "User Sessions" tab, the JavaScript will be triggered allowing an attacker to compromise the administrator session.
- Record
CVE-2022-23049- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Exponent CMS 2.6.0patch2 allows an authenticated user to inject persistent JavaScript code on the "User-Agent" header when logging in. When an administrator user visits the "User Sessions" tab, the JavaScript will be triggered allowing an attacker to compromise the administrator session.
- Record
CVE-2022-23049- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-28159 No score
Exponent CMS 2.6.0patch2 allows an authenticated user to inject persistent JavaScript code on the "User-Agent" header when logging in. When an administrator user visits the "User Sessions" tab, the JavaScript will be triggered allowing an attacker to compromise the administrator session.
- Record
EUVD-2022-28159- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9r8c-8qcg-679m No score
Exponent CMS 2.6.0patch2 allows an authenticated user to inject persistent JavaScript code on the...
Exponent CMS 2.6.0patch2 allows an authenticated user to inject persistent JavaScript code on the "User-Agent" header when logging in. When an administrator user visits the "User Sessions" tab, the JavaScript will be triggered allowing an attacker to compromise the administrator session.
- Record
GHSA-9r8c-8qcg-679m- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Exponent CMS 2.6.0patch2 allows an authenticated user to inject persistent JavaScript code on the "User-Agent" header when logging in. When an administrator user visits the "User Sessions" tab, the JavaScript will be triggered allowing an attacker to compromise the administrator session.
- Record
CVE-2022-23049- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-23049 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Exponentcms Exponent Cms, published February 9, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.03%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.