CVE-2022-40704Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Browser script execution via unescaped test-profile XML

Published Jan 17, 2023 · Updated Apr 4, 2025

Cross-site scripting in Phoronix Test Suite's Phoromatic allows remote attackers to execute browser script through a crafted test-profile request. The add-test-details page passes the tp query value into a test-profile parser and prints attacker-controlled SupportedPlatforms XML without HTML escaping. A victim must open the crafted request in a browser; script runs in the Phoromatic origin and can read or alter data available to that session.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.61%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in Phoronix Test Suite's Phoromatic allows remote attackers to execute browser script through a crafted test-profile request. The add-test-details page passes the tp query value into a test-profile parser and prints attacker-controlled SupportedPlatforms XML without HTML escaping. A victim must open the crafted request in a browser; script runs in the Phoromatic origin and can read or alter data available to that session.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-40704
Published
Jan 17, 2023
Updated
Apr 4, 2025
Vendor
Phoronix Media
Product
Phoronix Test Suite
Classifications
CWE-79, T1204.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 17, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unknown

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Phoronix Media · Phoronix Test Suiteversion=unknown

Published CVSS scores

6.1CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
6.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1204.001User Execution: Malicious Link

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