CVE-2022-37721

PyroCMS 3.9 is vulnerable to a stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS_ when a low privileged user such as an author, injects a crafted html and javascript payload in a blog post, leading to full admin account takeover or privilege escalation.

Published: 2022-11-25 Last update: 2025-04-25 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-37721 is rated Moderate Risk (57.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.42%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-37721

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 2025-12-06 0.35% 0.42% +0.07%
2 2025-11-27 0.11% 0.35% +0.24%
3 2025-11-21 0.11%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-37721

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.3 6.0 [email protected]
9.0 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.3 6.0 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-37721

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-37721

GHSA-cm7f-hf2g-ghrp · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: composer — PyroCMS vulnerable to stored Cross Site Scripting

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-37721

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
pyrocms pyrocms 3.9 cpe:2.3:a:pyrocms:pyrocms:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-37721

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