Halo CMS - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Profile Image

published 2022-01-13 4y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-27273

cvss: 5.4; 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 54%
public exploits: 0; none known

In Halo, versions v1.0.0 to v1.4.17 (latest) are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the profile image. An authenticated attacker can upload a carefully crafted SVG file that will trigger arbitrary javascript to run on a victim’s browser.

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Exploit prediction

0.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

whitesourcesoftware.com https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-22124 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	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

halo-dev halo

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

whitesourcesoftware.com /vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-22124
exploit, third-party-advisory
github.com /halo-dev/halo/blob/v1.4.17/src/main/java/run/halo/app/handler/file/FileHandler.java#L30
release-notes, third-party-advisory
github.com /halo-dev/halo/issues/1575
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-22124
NVD CVE-2022-22124

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