XSS in Wso2 Carbon-Registry
CVE-2022-4521
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in WSO2 carbon-registry up to 4.8.6. This affects an unknown part of the component Request Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument parentPath/path/username/path/profile_menu leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 4.8.7 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 9f967abfde9317bee2cda469dbc09b57d539f2cc. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-215901 was assigned to this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (46.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Wso2 Carbon-Registry — versions 4.8.0, 4.8.1, 4.8.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/pull/399 (related, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/commit/9f967abfde9317bee2cda469dbc09b57d539f2cc (Patch, Third Party Advisory, patch, mitigation)
- github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/releases/tag/v4.8.7 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes, mitigation)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4521?
- CVE-2022-4521 is a low-severity vulnerability in Wso2 Carbon-Registry, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2022-12-15.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4521?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.