XSS in Sysaid

CVE-2022-23165

Sysaid – Sysaid 14.2.0 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) - The parameter "helpPageName" used by the page "/help/treecontent.jsp" suffers from a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. For an attacker to exploit this Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability, it's necessary for the affected product to expose the Offline Help Pages. An attacker may gain access to sensitive information or execute client-side code in the browser session of the victim user. Furthermore, an attacker would require the victim to open a malicious link. An attacker may exploit this vulnerability in order to perform phishing attacks. The attacker can receive sensitive data like server details, usernames, workstations, etc. He can also perform actions such as uploading files, deleting calls from the system

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (29.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

  • Sysaid — versions 22.2.19 cloud version, 22.1.63 on premise version

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-23165?
CVE-2022-23165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sysaid, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-23165?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.