Low-privilege session hijacking via unencoded link fields
Published Jan 13, 2026 · Updated Jan 13, 2026
Stored cross-site scripting in Ametys CMS 4.4.1 allows remote authenticated users to hijack sessions through crafted external links. The add external link function stores Link Text, Small description, and Description values without encoding, then renders them as markup in link listings. A low-privileged account that can create links is required, and execution occurs when a user views an affected frontend or backend listing.
Summary
What happened
Stored cross-site scripting in Ametys CMS 4.4.1 allows remote authenticated users to hijack sessions through crafted external links. The add external link function stores Link Text, Small description, and Description values without encoding, then renders them as markup in link listings. A low-privileged account that can create links is required, and execution occurs when a user views an affected frontend or backend listing.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-50937
- Published
- Jan 13, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 13, 2026
- Vendor
- Ametys
- Product
- Ametys CMS
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 13, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 13, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=4.4.1
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Exploit-DB 50692 Ametys CMS stored XSS PoCproof of concept · demonstrated
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