Script execution via unescaped search query
Published Oct 13, 2022 · Updated May 15, 2025
Reflected XSS in RPCMS 3.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute script in a user's browser through a crafted search request. The /search/ handler reflects the q query parameter into an HTML response without neutralizing script markup, causing the browser to interpret injected tags as code. No authentication is required, but a user must open the crafted URL; execution remains within the affected site's browser context.
Summary
What happened
Reflected XSS in RPCMS 3.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute script in a user's browser through a crafted search request. The /search/ handler reflects the q query parameter into an HTML response without neutralizing script markup, causing the browser to interpret injected tags as code. No authentication is required, but a user must open the crafted URL; execution remains within the affected site's browser context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-41473
- Published
- Oct 13, 2022
- Updated
- May 15, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 13, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- Crafted RPCMS search URL proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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