CVE-2022-45215
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Book Store Management System v1.0.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Name parameter under the Add New System User module.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Book Store Management System v1.0.0, specifically in the Name parameter of the Add New System User module. Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript or HTML that executes when other users view the user management interface.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the Book Store Management System installationLocate the web application files or check the application's about/version page to determine if Book Store Management System v1.0.0 is deployedAffected if The application is Book Store Management System version 1.0.0
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Verify the Add New System User module existsAccess the user management interface of the application, typically found under an admin or settings section, and confirm the 'Add New System User' functionality is presentAffected if The Add New System User module is accessible and functional in the application
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Confirm user management interface is accessible to multiple usersCheck if the user management page (where added users are displayed) is viewable by other authenticated users beyond just the adminAffected if The user list interface can be viewed by other users (not just the user who added the entry)
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Test for XSS vulnerability in the Name fieldSubmit a benign XSS payload such as <script>alert(1)</script> in the Name parameter when adding a new system user, then view the user list as a different userAffected if The injected script executes when viewing the user management page as another user, indicating stored XSS is present
The environment is affected if Book Store Management System v1.0.0 is running with the Add New System User module accessible, and the Name field does not sanitize or encode input before displaying it to other users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper input validation and output encoding for all user-supplied fields, particularly the Name parameter. Use context-aware escaping when rendering user data in HTML, and consider implementing a Content Security Policy (CSP) header as defense-in-depth.
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