CVE-2022-4927

Name: CVE-2022-4927
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-03-05T20:15:08.873+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.1/10EPSS 0.48%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-4927 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was found in ualbertalib NEOSDiscovery 1.0.70 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file app/views/bookmarks/_refworks.html.erb. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability was found in ualbertalib NEOSDiscovery 1.0.70 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file app/views/bookmarks/_refworks.html.erb. The manipulation leads to use of web link to untrusted target with window.opener access. The attack may be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 1.0.71 is able to address this issue. The patch is named abe9f57123e0c278ae190cd7402a623d66c51375. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-222287.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.1/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.48%

38.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1022

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ualberta	Neosdiscovery	1.0.70

References

https://github.com/ualbertalib/NEOSDiscovery/commit/abe9f57123e0c278ae190cd7402a623d66c51375Patch
https://github.com/ualbertalib/NEOSDiscovery/pull/547Patch, Release Notes
https://github.com/ualbertalib/NEOSDiscovery/releases/tag/1.0.71Release Notes
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.222287Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?id.222287Permissions Required
https://github.com/ualbertalib/NEOSDiscovery/commit/abe9f57123e0c278ae190cd7402a623d66c51375Patch
https://github.com/ualbertalib/NEOSDiscovery/pull/547Patch, Release Notes
https://github.com/ualbertalib/NEOSDiscovery/releases/tag/1.0.71Release Notes
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.222287Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?id.222287Permissions Required

Timeline

Published: Mar 5, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-4927?

How severe is CVE-2022-4927?

CVE-2022-4927 has a CVSS score of 6.1/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4927?

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Source: NVD / NIST