The "Add category" functionality inside the "Global Keywords" menu in "SeedDMS" version 6.0.18 and 5.1.25, is prone to stored XSS which allows an attacker to inject malicious javascript code.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-28051 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.77%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-05-05 | 0.58% | 0.77% | +0.19% |
| 2 | 2025-11-21 | 0.25% | 0.58% | +0.33% |
| 3 | 2025-11-18 | — | 0.25% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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2.3 | 2.7 | [email protected] |
| 3.5 | 2.0 | LOW |
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6.8 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/looCiprian/Responsible-Vulnerability-Disclosure/blob/main/CVE-2022-28051/README.md | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/looCiprian/Responsible-Vulnerability-Disclosure/tree/main/CVE-2022-28051 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://sourceforge.net/p/seeddms/code/ci/6fc17be5d95e8f00fbe5c124c4acd377fa2ce69d/ | Patch Third Party Advisory |