CVE-2022-42097: Cross-site Scripting in Backdrop CMS

November 22, 2022 (updated April 29, 2025)

Backdrop CMS version 1.23.0 was discovered to contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via ‘Comment.’s

References

backdropcms.org/
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g9cp-9fw3-56cf
github.com/backdrop/backdrop/releases/tag/1.23.0
github.com/bypazs/CVE-2022-42097
grimthereaperteam.medium.com/cve-2022-42097-backdrop-xss-at-comments-2ea536ec55e1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42097

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