puppyCMS settings.php cross site scripting

published 2022-10-12 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-42836

cvss: 4.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in puppyCMS up to 5.1. This affects an unknown part of the file /admin/settings.php. The manipulation of the argument site_name leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-210699.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 18 mo ago (2025-04-14)

Exploit prediction

0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

unspecified puppyCMS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-707 Improper Neutralization
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

vuldb.com /?id.210699
permissions-required, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-3464
NVD CVE-2022-3464

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Summary