CVE-2022-25229Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Command execution via stored settings-field script injection

Published May 20, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Stored XSS in Popcorn Time 0.4.7 allows context-dependent attackers to execute OS commands through an imported configuration file. The Movies API Server(s) setting stores unneutralized script markup, and enabled Node integration exposes child_process when the setting renders after restart. Execution requires a user to import an attacker-supplied database archive and restart the application, after which commands run with the application's privileges.

CVSS severity7.7
High
EPSS probability0.56%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Popcorn Time 0.4.7 allows context-dependent attackers to execute OS commands through an imported configuration file. The Movies API Server(s) setting stores unneutralized script markup, and enabled Node integration exposes child_process when the setting renders after restart. Execution requires a user to import an attacker-supplied database archive and restart the application, after which commands run with the application's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-25229
Published
May 20, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Popcorn Time Project
Product
Popcorn Time
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007, T1204.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 20, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0.4.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Popcorn Time Project · Popcorn Timeversion=0.4.7

Published CVSS scores

5.4NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
7.7Fluid AttacksCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript
T1204.002Malicious File

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