CVE-2022-31029 — AdminLTE is a Pi-hole Dashboard for stats and configuration

AdminLTE is a Pi-hole Dashboard for stats and configuration. In affected versions inserting code like `<script>alert("XSS")</script>` in the field marked with "Domain to look for" and hitting <kbd>enter</kbd> (or clicking on any of the

01What is this vulnerability?

AdminLTE is a Pi-hole Dashboard for stats and configuration. In affected versions inserting code like `<script>alert("XSS")</script>` in the field marked with "Domain to look for" and hitting <kbd>enter</kbd> (or clicking on any of the buttons) will execute the script. The user must be logged in to use this vulnerability. Usually only administrators have login access to pi-hole, minimizing the…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
pi-hole	AdminLTE	< 5.13

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-07-07T21:55:10.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-04-23T18:03:57.709Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/security/advisories/GHSA-cfr5-rqm5-9vhp
• github.com — https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/commit/b07372bd426ca8111824a0244dc89d07a7243…