automad Dashboard cross site scripting

published 2022-04-29 4y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-24833

cvss: 3.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability has been found in automad up to 1.10.9 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the Dashboard. The manipulation of the argument title with the input Home</title><script>alert("home")</script><title> leads to a cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely but requires an authentication. The exploit details have disclosed to the public and may be used.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: last yr. (2025-04-14)

Exploit prediction

0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	3.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	3.5	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

unspecified automad

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

github.com /xiahao90/CVEproject/blob/main/xiahao.webray.com.cn/automad%3C%3D1.10.9%20Stored%20Cross-Site%20Scripting%28XS
vuldb.com /?id.198706
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-1536
NVD CVE-2022-1536

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