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TI-2022-08937 Aliases CVE-2022-25224GHSA-ghm3-x9vf-px32

Cross-site scripting in Proton

Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
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

Proton v0.2.0 allows an attacker to create a malicious link inside a markdown file. When the victim clicks the link, the application opens the site in the current frame allowing an attacker to host JavaScript code in the malicious link in order to trigger an XSS attack. The 'nodeIntegration' configuration is set to on which allows the 'webpage' to use 'NodeJs' features, an attacker can leverage this to run OS commands.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00628 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Proton0.2.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Proton Vendor— Affected 0.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:proton_project:proton:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.0VulnerableProton Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:proton_project:proton:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.0 Vulnerable ·Proton Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-25224
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ghm3-x9vf-px32
  3. 2026-10-30 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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