CVE-2022-21948

paste: XSS on the image upload function

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Published Feb 7, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in paste allows remote attackers to place Javascript into SVG files. This issue affects: openSUSE paste paste version b57b9f87e303a3db9465776e657378e96845493b and prior versions.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

openSUSE

paste

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`paste`	affected	≤ b57b9f87e303a3db9465776e657378e96845493b

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:paste:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-27104	An Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in paste allows remote attackers to place Javascript into SVG files. This issue affects: openSUSE paste paste version b57b9f87e303a3db9465776e657378e96845493b and prior versions.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.510% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1197930

History

Mar 25, 2025 6:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Opensuse Paste

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 25, 2025, 5:34 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: suse
Published: Feb 7, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Mar 25, 2025, 5:34 PM
Reserved: Dec 16, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 3:00 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 3:00 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 7, 2023, 11:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:27 AM

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