CVE-2022-44954

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 /contacts/listcontacts.php component. Attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML via the Last Name field when adding a contact.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential execution of arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser, leading to session hijacking, redirection to malicious sites, or data theft.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update to the latest version of webtareas and apply input filtering and validation on the Last Name field.

Original NVD description (English source)

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