Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Stored XSS in host groups configuration window in Zabbix Frontend
CVE-2022-23133
An authenticated user can create a hosts group from the configuration with XSS payload, which will be available for other users. When XSS is stored by an authenticated malicious actor and other users try to search for groups during new host creation, the XSS payload will fire and the actor can steal session cookies and perform session hijacking to impersonate users or take over their accounts.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
6.3
MEDIUM
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:3.4
EPSS Probability:1.03%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-79 ↗CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Zabbix | Frontend | 5.0.0 – 5.0.18 (affected), 5.4.0 – 5.4.8 (affected), 5.0.19 < 5.0.19* (unaffected), 5.4.9 < 5.4.9* (unaffected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
1.035%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Zabbix · Vendor · Latvia |
| Reserved | 2022-01-11T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2022-01-13T15:50:41 |
| Patch Date | 2021-12-08 |
| Last Updated | 2025-11-03T21:45:51 |
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