CVE-2022-31136 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-31136: Cross-site Scripting in BookWyrm

Vendor Bookwyrm-Social
Product bookwyrm
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published July 7, 2022
Last update April 23, 2025

CVSS base score

6.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Bookwyrm is an open source social reading and reviewing program. Versions of Bookwyrm prior to 0.4.1 did not properly sanitize html being rendered to users. Unprivileged users are able to inject scripts into user profiles, book descriptions, and statuses. These vulnerabilities may be exploited as cross site scripting attacks on users viewing these fields. Users are advised to upgrade to version 0.4.1. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 7, 2022 CVE published
April 23, 2025 Record updated