Is CVE-2022-41938 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2022-41938 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2022-41938 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2022-41938 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-41938?

CVE-2022-41938 has a CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

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MEDIUM

CVE-2022-41938

CWE-79Published: November 19, 2022· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

5.4

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Flarum is an open source discussion platform. Flarum's page title system allowed for page titles to be converted into HTML DOM nodes when pages were rendered. The change was made after `v1.5` and was not noticed. This allowed an attacker to inject malicious HTML markup using a discussion title input, either by creating a new discussion or renaming one. The XSS attack occurs after a visitor opens the relevant discussion page. All communities running Flarum from `v1.5.0` to `v1.6.1` are impacted. The vulnerability has been fixed and published as flarum/core `v1.6.2`. All communities running Flarum from `v1.5.0` to `v1.6.1` have to upgrade as soon as possible to v1.6.2. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2022-41938 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

The vulnerability has a "Changed" scope, meaning successful exploitation can impact components beyond the vulnerable component itself — such as the host operating system or adjacent services.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-79): Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.