CVE-2022-34257 | Adobe Commerce Stored XSS Arbitrary code execution

Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.3-p2 (and earlier), 2.3.7-p3 (and earlier) and 2.4.4 (and earlier) are affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by an attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim’s browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field.

Published: 2022-08-16 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-34257 is rated Moderate Risk (50.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.77%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-34257

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 2025-10-27 0.49% 0.77% +0.28%
2 2025-09-07 0.58% 0.49% -0.09%
3 2025-08-17 0.58%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-34257

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 2.7 [email protected]
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-34257

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-34257

GHSA-rg7p-wmgj-f374 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: composer — Magento stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-34257

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe commerce >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe commerce >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe commerce 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.3.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe commerce 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.3.7:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe commerce 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.3.7:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe commerce 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.3.7:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe commerce 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe commerce 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe commerce 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.3:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe commerce 2.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
magento magento >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:*:*:*:*:commerce:*:*:*
magento magento >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:*:*:*:*:commerce:*:*:*
magento magento 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:2.3.7:-:*:*:commerce:*:*:*
magento magento 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:2.3.7:p1:*:*:commerce:*:*:*
magento magento 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:2.3.7:p2:*:*:commerce:*:*:*
magento magento 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:2.3.7:p3:*:*:commerce:*:*:*
magento magento 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:2.4.3:-:*:*:commerce:*:*:*
magento magento 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:2.4.3:p1:*:*:commerce:*:*:*
magento magento 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:2.4.3:p2:*:*:commerce:*:*:*
magento magento 2.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:2.4.4:-:*:*:commerce:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-34257

cvelogic Threat Intelligence