What is CVE-2022-38653?

CVE-2022-38653 is a low-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Digital Experience, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 2.0/10. Published 2022-12-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-38653?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.0 out of 10.

XSS in Hcl Software Digital Experience

CVE-2022-38653

In HCL Digital Experience, customized XSS payload can be constructed such that it is served in the application unencoded.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-12-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.0 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (20.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 20.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Hcl Software Digital Experience — versions 8.5, 9.0, 9.5
Hcltech Digital Experience — versions 8.5, 9.0, 9.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

support.hcltechsw.com/csm (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38653?: CVE-2022-38653 is a low-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Digital Experience, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 2.0/10. Published 2022-12-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-38653?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.0 out of 10.