Is CVE-2022-21948 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-21948 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-21948?

CVE-2022-21948 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-21948?

CVE-2022-21948 has an EPSS score of 0.51% (40th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-21948?

Upgrade paste to 2011-12-05 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-21948

MEDIUM

4.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in paste allows remote attackers to place Javascript into SVG files. This issue affects: openSUSE paste paste version b57b9f87e303a3db9465776e657378e96845493b and prior versions.

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available

pasteNVD

Affected:< 2011-12-05Fixed in:2011-12-05CVE-2022-21948derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.51%probability of exploitation in 30 days

40thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 40% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

bugzilla.suse.com

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CVE-2020-11022	Medium	6.9	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-3929	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-9496	Medium	6.1	99%	-	-
CVE-2023-28341	Medium	6.1	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-12998	Medium	6.1	98%	-	-
CVE-2025-4123	High	7.6	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.