CVE-2022-4875

fossology cross site scripting

2.4 Low

A vulnerability has been found in fossology and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation of the argument sql/VarValue leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The patch is identified as 8e0eba001662c7eb35f045b70dd458a4643b4553. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-217426 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.54%Down 0.4 points since Jan 5, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 2.4

fossology cross site scripting

Record: CVE-2022-4875
CVSS 3.1: 2.4 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.0: 2.4 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 3.3 AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-52135 2.4

Record: EUVD-2022-52135
CVSS 3.1: 2.4 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7hrc-f2hg-5rgj 6.1

A vulnerability has been found in fossology and classified as problematic. This vulnerability...

A vulnerability has been found in fossology and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation of the argument sql/VarValue leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The name of the patch is 8e0eba001662c7eb35f045b70dd458a4643b4553. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-217426 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Record: GHSA-7hrc-f2hg-5rgj
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 2.4

Record: CVE-2022-4875
CVSS 3.1: 2.4 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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 2.0: 3.3 LowAV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 2.4

fossology cross site scripting

Record: CVE-2022-4875
CVSS 3.1: 2.4 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

linuxfoundation fossology

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2022-4875 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.4) in Linuxfoundation Fossology, published January 4, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.54%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.