Zinc - Stored XSS

published 2022-10-06 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-4fgv-8448-gf82 , GO-2023-1895 , EUVD-2023-1950

cvss: 5.4; version 3.1, GitHub
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
public exploits: 0; none known

In Zinc, versions v0.1.9 through v0.3.1 are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting when using the delete user functionality. When an authenticated user deletes a user having a XSS payload in the user id field, the javascript payload will be executed and allow an attacker to access the user’s credentials.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2 links 2

go github.com/zincsearch/zincsearch 0.3.2
go github.com/zinclabs/zinc 0.3.2

github.com/zinclabs/zinc@3376c24 commit
github.com/zincsearch/zincsearch@3376c24 commit

Exploit prediction

0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
GitHub	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
go	github.com/zincsearch/zincsearch	>=0.1.9, <0.3.2	0.3.2
go	github.com/zinclabs/zinc	>=0.1.9, <0.3.2	0.3.2

Affected products

zinc zinc

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

github.com /zinclabs/zinc/commit/3376c248bade163430f9347742428f0a82cd322d
web, patch, third-party-advisory
github.com /zincsearch/zincsearch/commit/3376c248bade163430f9347742428f0a82cd322d
web
mend.io /vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-32171
web, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32171
advisory
github.com /advisories/GHSA-4fgv-8448-gf82
advisory

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary