What is CVE-2022-25256?

CVE-2022-25256 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HPE Hp-Ux Ipfilter, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-02-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-25256?

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

Is CVE-2022-25256 known to be exploited?

13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in HPE Hp-Ux Ipfilter

CVE-2022-25256

SAS Web Report Studio 4.4 allows XSS. /SASWebReportStudio/logonAndRender.do has two parameters: saspfs_request_backlabel_list and saspfs_request_backurl_list. The first one affects the content of the button placed in the top left. The second affects the page to which the user is directed after pressing the button, e.g., a malicious web page. In addition, the second parameter executes JavaScript, which means XSS is possible by adding a javascript: URL.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.012 (65.7th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25256?: CVE-2022-25256 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HPE Hp-Ux Ipfilter, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-02-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-25256?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-25256 known to be exploited?: 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.