What is GHSA-g8jw-8vpv-pv5q?

GHSA-g8jw-8vpv-pv5q is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. Cross-site Scripting in Backdrop CMS

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-g8jw-8vpv-pv5q cover?

GHSA-g8jw-8vpv-pv5q covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2022-42096. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-g8jw-8vpv-pv5q?

GHSA-g8jw-8vpv-pv5q has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-g8jw-8vpv-pv5q?

GHSA-g8jw-8vpv-pv5q affects 1 product, including: composer/backdrop/backdrop:\u003c= 1.23.0.

GHSA-g8jw-8vpv-pv5qMediumCVSS 4.8

Cross-site Scripting in Backdrop CMS

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

November 21, 2022

Last Modified

April 30, 2025

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2022-42096 →

📋 Description

Backdrop CMS version 1.23.0 was discovered to contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via Post content. The account must have admin privileges.

🎯 Affected products1

composer/backdrop/backdrop:<= 1.23.0

🔗 References (6)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42096
https://github.com/backdrop/backdrop/releases/tag/1.23.0
https://github.com/bypazs/CVE-2022-42096
https://grimthereaperteam.medium.com/cve-2022-42096-backdrop-xss-at-posts-437c305036e2
https://backdropcms.org
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g8jw-8vpv-pv5q