What is CVE-2022-20948?

CVE-2022-20948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Broadworks, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-11-15.

How severe is CVE-2022-20948?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Cisco Broadworks

CVE-2022-20948

A vulnerability in the web management interface of Cisco BroadWorks Hosted Thin Receptionist could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the interface. This vulnerability is due to insufficient user input validation. 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.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (34.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Broadworks — versions N/A

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20948?: CVE-2022-20948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Broadworks, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-11-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-20948?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.