---
id: CVE-2022-24573
title: >-
  A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the admin interface in
  Element-IT HTTP Commander 7.0.0 allows unauthenticated users to get admin
  access by injecting a malicious script in the User-Agent field.
summary: >-
  A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the admin interface in
  Element-IT HTTP Commander 7.0.0 allows unauthenticated users to get admin
  access by injecting a malicious script in the User-Agent field.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: element-it
product: http_commander
affected:
  - 'http_commander >= 5.0.0, < 5.3.6'
  - http_commander = 7.0.0
patched:
  - http_commander 5.3.6
published: '2022-03-03'
updated: '2026-07-05'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24573'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.element-it.com/news.aspx'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://element-it.com'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.element-it.com/news.aspx'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00617
epssPercentile: 0.48238
ingestedAt: '2026-07-06T17:03:23.934Z'
---

## Overview

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the admin interface in Element-IT HTTP Commander 7.0.0 allows unauthenticated users to get admin access by injecting a malicious script in the User-Agent field.

## Affected

- `http_commander >= 5.0.0, < 5.3.6`
- `http_commander = 7.0.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `http_commander 5.3.6`