CVE-2022-48197 — Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) exists in Sandbox examples in the YUI2 repo
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) exists in Sandbox examples in the YUI2 repository. The download distributions, TreeView component and the YUI Javascript library overall are not affected. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maint
Published
2023-01-02T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-10-28T20:03:14.994Z
01What is this vulnerability?
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) exists in Sandbox examples in the YUI2 repository. The download distributions, TreeView component and the YUI Javascript library overall are not affected. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| n | a / n/a | n/a |
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: 2023-01-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-10-28T20:03:14.994Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/ryan412/CVE-2022-48197/blob/main/README.md
- github.com — https://github.com/yui/yui2/tags
- packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171633/Yahoo-User-Interface-TreeView-2.8.2-…
- literatejava.com — https://literatejava.com/security/is-it-really-a-cve-reported-xss-in-yui-2-8-2/
- github.com — https://github.com/yui/yui2/blob/yui2-2.8.2-8/sandbox/treeview/inc-rightbar.php
- github.com — https://github.com/ryan412/CVE-2022-48197
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