What is CVE-2022-38114?

CVE-2022-38114 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Security_event_manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-11-23.

How severe is CVE-2022-38114?

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

XSS in Solarwinds Security_event_manager

CVE-2022-38114

This vulnerability occurs when a web server fails to correctly process the Content-Length of POST requests. This can lead to HTTP request smuggling or XSS.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (40.2th 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

Solarwinds Security_event_manager
Solarwinds Sem — versions 2022.2 and previous versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting
CWE-444 — Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests (HTTP Request/Response Smuggling)

References

psirt@solarwinds.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@solarwinds.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38114?: CVE-2022-38114 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Security_event_manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-11-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-38114?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.