CVE-2022-4876 json
Kaltura mwEmbed DefaultSettings.php cross site scripting
published 2023-01-04 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-52136
- cvss
- 3.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Kaltura mwEmbed up to 2.96.rc1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file includes/DefaultSettings.php. The manipulation of the argument HTTP_X_FORWARDED_HOST leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 2.96.rc2 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 13b8812ebc8c9fa034eed91ab35ba8423a528c0b. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217427.
Patch / fix
- github.com/kaltura/mwEmbed@13b8812 commit
- github.com/kaltura/mwEmbed#4266 pull request
- github.com/kaltura/mwEmbed/releases/tag/v2.96.rc2 release
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 3.0 | 3.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/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
- Kaltura mwEmbed
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
github.com
/kaltura/mwEmbed/pull/4266
issue-tracking, patch
-
github.com
/kaltura/mwEmbed/commit/13b8812ebc8c9fa034eed91ab35ba8423a528c0b
patch
-
github.com
/kaltura/mwEmbed/releases/tag/v2.96.rc2
patch, release-notes
-
vuldb.com
/?id.217427
vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
-
vuldb.com
/?ctiid.217427
signature, permissions-required
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-4876
- NVD CVE-2022-4876
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