What is CVE-2022-20916?

CVE-2022-20916 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Iot Control Center, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-07-22.

How severe is CVE-2022-20916?

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

XSS in Cisco Iot Control Center

CVE-2022-20916

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IoT Control Center could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) 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.

EPSS: 0.006 (46.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Cisco Iot Control Center — versions n/a
Cisco Iot_control_center

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20916?: CVE-2022-20916 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Iot Control Center, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-07-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-20916?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.