CVE-2022-44953

MediumCVSS 5.4

Published: 02/12/2022(UTC)Updated: 09/07/2026(UTC)Translated: 10/07/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.41%

33th percentile - higher than 33% of all known CVEs

Summary

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in webtareas 2.4p5 in the component /linkedcontent/listfiles.php. Attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML into the Name field after clicking 'Add'.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves arbitrary script execution in the victim's browser, potentially leading to session theft, redirection to malicious sites, or data theft.

Recommendation

Immediately update to the latest version of webtareas and implement input filtering and validation for the Name field.

Original NVD description (English source)

webtareas 2.4p5 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the component /linkedcontent/listfiles.php. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Name field after clicking "Add".