What is CVE-2022-37431?

CVE-2022-37431 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dotcms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-08-05.

How severe is CVE-2022-37431?

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

XSS in Dotcms

CVE-2022-37431

A Reflected Cross-site scripting (XSS) issue was discovered in dotCMS Core through 22.06. This occurs in the admin portal when the configuration has XSS_PROTECTION_ENABLED=false. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because the current product behavior, in effect, has XSS_PROTECTION_ENABLED=true in all configurations

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (43.8th 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

Dotcms
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-37431?: CVE-2022-37431 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dotcms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2022-37431?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.