What is CVE-2022-20869?

CVE-2022-20869 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Broadworks, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-08-10.

How severe is CVE-2022-20869?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Cisco Broadworks

CVE-2022-20869

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco BroadWorks Application Delivery Platform Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting attack against a user of the interface. This vulnerability exists because the web-based management interface does not properly validate user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected interface or access sensitive browser-based information.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-08-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-broadwor… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20869?: CVE-2022-20869 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Broadworks, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2022-20869?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.