Frappe Search navbar_search.html cross site scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Frappe. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file frappe/templates/includes/navbar/navbar_search.html of the component Search. The manipulation of the argument q leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The name of the patch is bfab7191543961c6cb77fe267063877c31b616ce. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-213560.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unspecified | Frappe | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Frappe Vendorunspecified Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3988
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jv4j-4xv7-555r
- 2026-10-20 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
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- TI-2022-20104 Path traversal in Frappe CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources
- CVE-2022-3988 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3988 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jv4j-4xv7-555r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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