CVE-2022-42715

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Published Oct 12, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

A reflected XSS vulnerability exists in REDCap before 12.04.18 in the Alerts & Notifications upload feature. A crafted CSV file will, when uploaded, trigger arbitrary JavaScript code execution.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vanderbilt:redcap::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vanderbilt:redcap::::::::

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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-2022-45781	A reflected XSS vulnerability exists in REDCap before 12.04.18 in the Alerts & Notifications upload feature. A crafted CSV file will, when uploaded, trigger arbitrary JavaScript code execution.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

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% (1.015% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/uclahs-secops/security-research/tree/main/reports/20221011-recap-xss
https://redcap.med.usc.edu/_shib/assets/ChangeLog_Standard.pdf
https://www.evms.edu/research/resources_services/redcap/redcap_change_log/

History

May 15, 2025 6:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Vanderbilt Redcap

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 15, 2025, 5:56 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 12, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 15, 2025, 5:56 PM
Reserved: Oct 10, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:10 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:10 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:05 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 12, 2022, 1:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:05 AM

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