CVE-2022-0157Network attack vector

Stored XSS via unsanitized group name rendering

Published Jan 10, 2022 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Stored XSS in Phoronix Test Suite before 10.8.0 allows remote authenticated users to run script in another user's browser. Phoromatic Server stores a supplied group name and renders it into administrative HTML without applying pts_strings::sanitize. Exploitation requires a privileged Phoromatic account to save the group name and another user to view an affected page, enabling browser-context data access and page modification.

CVSS severity5.2
Medium
EPSS probability1.08%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Phoronix Test Suite before 10.8.0 allows remote authenticated users to run script in another user's browser. Phoromatic Server stores a supplied group name and renders it into administrative HTML without applying pts_strings::sanitize. Exploitation requires a privileged Phoromatic account to save the group name and another user to view an affected page, enabling browser-context data access and page modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-0157
Published
Jan 10, 2022
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Phoronix Media
Product
Phoronix Test Suite
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 10, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <10.8.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Phoronix Media · Phoronix Test Suiteversion=unspecified <10.8.0

Published CVSS scores

5.2huntr.dev CNACVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

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