CVE-2022-43018 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

OpenCATS v0.9.6 was discovered to contain a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the email parameter in the Check Email function.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.09911.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Opencats	Opencats

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:opencats:opencats:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-46067	OpenCATS v0.9.6 was discovered to contain a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the email parameter in the Check Email function.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/hansmach1ne/CVE-portfolio/tree/main/CVE-2022-43018
https://github.com/hansmach1ne/opencats_zero-days/blob/main/XSS_in_checkEmail.md

History

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://github.com/hansmach1ne/CVE-portfolio/tree/main/CVE-2022-43018

Fri, 09 May 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-10-19T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-09-15T19:04:28.733Z

Reserved: 2022-10-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-43018

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T13:26:02.446Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2022-10-19T18:15:13.687

Modified: 2025-09-24T19:44:57.430

Link: CVE-2022-43018

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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