Browser script execution via unescaped directory metadata
Published Nov 11, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025
Cross-site scripting in Martin Wendt WsgiDAV 3.0.0a1 through 4.0.1 allows attackers to execute script in a user's browser. The directory browser renders untrusted realm or user-name values through a Jinja2 environment that lacks automatic HTML escaping. Directory browsing must be enabled, untrusted data must reach the interface, and a user must view the page; crafted file or folder names alone do not trigger it.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site scripting in Martin Wendt WsgiDAV 3.0.0a1 through 4.0.1 allows attackers to execute script in a user's browser. The directory browser renders untrusted realm or user-name values through a Jinja2 environment that lacks automatic HTML escaping. Directory browsing must be enabled, untrusted data must reach the interface, and a user must view the page; crafted file or folder names alone do not trigger it.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-41905
- Published
- Nov 11, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 23, 2025
- Vendor
- Martin Wendt
- Product
- WsgiDAV
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 11, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=>= 3.0.0a1, < 4.1.0
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