CVE-2022-32171
Zinc - Stored XSS
In Zinc, versions v0.1.9 through v0.3.1 are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting when using the delete user functionality. When an authenticated user deletes a user having a XSS payload in the user id field, the javascript payload will be executed and allow an attacker to access the user’s credentials.
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
GitHub Advisories Score usedGHSA-4fgv-8448-gf82
Zinc Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
In Zinc, versions v0.1.9 through v0.3.1 are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting when using the delete user functionality. When an authenticated user deletes a user having a XSS payload in the user id field, the javascript payload will be executed and allow an attacker to access the user’s credentials.
- Record
GHSA-4fgv-8448-gf82- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Zinc - Stored XSS
In Zinc, versions v0.1.9 through v0.3.1 are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting when using the delete user functionality. When an authenticated user deletes a user having a XSS payload in the user id field, the javascript payload will be executed and allow an attacker to access the user’s credentials.
- Record
CVE-2022-32171- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1950 No score
In Zinc, versions v0.1.9 through v0.3.1 are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting when using the delete user functionality. When an authenticated user deletes a user having a XSS payload in the user id field, the javascript payload will be executed and allow an attacker to access the user’s credentials.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1950- Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD No score
In Zinc, versions v0.1.9 through v0.3.1 are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting when using the delete user functionality. When an authenticated user deletes a user having a XSS payload in the user id field, the javascript payload will be executed and allow an attacker to access the user’s credentials.
- Record
CVE-2022-32171- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-4fgv-8448-gf82
Zinc Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
In Zinc, versions v0.1.9 through v0.3.1 are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting when using the delete user functionality. When an authenticated user deletes a user having a XSS payload in the user id field, the javascript payload will be executed and allow an attacker to access the user’s credentials.
- Record
GHSA-4fgv-8448-gf82- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Zinc - Stored XSS
In Zinc, versions v0.1.9 through v0.3.1 are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting when using the delete user functionality. When an authenticated user deletes a user having a XSS payload in the user id field, the javascript payload will be executed and allow an attacker to access the user’s credentials.
- Record
CVE-2022-32171- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2023-1895 No score
Zinc Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in github.com/zinclabs/zinc
Zinc Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in github.com/zinclabs/zinc
- Record
GO-2023-1895- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/zincsearch/zincsearchGo |
0.1.9 up to 0.3.2 | 0.3.2 |
github.com/zinclabs/zincGo |
0.1.9 up to 0.3.2 | 0.3.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-32171 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Zinc, published October 6, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in github.com/zincsearch/zincsearch 0.3.2.
References
github.com/zinclabs/zinc/commit/3376c248bade163430f9347742428f0a82cd322d
mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-32171
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32171