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MEDIUM
CVE-2022-4520
WSO2 Carbon-Registry Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability was found in WSO2 carbon-registry up to 4.8.11. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file components/registry/org.wso2.carbon.registry.search.ui/src/main/resources/web/search/advancedSearchForm-ajaxprocessor.jsp of the component Advanced Search. The manipulation of the argument mediaType/rightOp/leftOp/rightPropertyValue/leftPropertyValue leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 4.8.12 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 0c827cc1b14b82d8eb86117ab2e43c34bb91ddb4. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-215900.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 15, 2022, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:58 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-4520 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wso2 carbon-registry
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-4520.

URL Resource
https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/commit/0c827cc1b14b82d8eb86117ab2e43c34bb91ddb4 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/pull/404 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/releases/tag/v4.8.12 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.215900 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-4520 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE VulDB CWE-79
    Removed CWE VulDB CWE-74
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/commit/0c827cc1b14b82d8eb86117ab2e43c34bb91ddb4 No Types Assigned https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/commit/0c827cc1b14b82d8eb86117ab2e43c34bb91ddb4 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/pull/404 No Types Assigned https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/pull/404 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/releases/tag/v4.8.12 No Types Assigned https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/releases/tag/v4.8.12 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://vuldb.com/?id.215900 No Types Assigned https://vuldb.com/?id.215900 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wso2:carbon-registry:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.8.12
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-4520 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-4520 weaknesses.

CAPEC-63: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CAPEC-85: AJAX Footprinting AJAX Footprinting CAPEC-209: XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch CAPEC-588: DOM-Based XSS DOM-Based XSS CAPEC-591: Reflected XSS Reflected XSS CAPEC-592: Stored XSS Stored XSS CAPEC-3: Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters CAPEC-7: Blind SQL Injection Blind SQL Injection CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-52: Embedding NULL Bytes Embedding NULL Bytes CAPEC-53: Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash CAPEC-64: Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-78: Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-83: XPath Injection XPath Injection CAPEC-84: XQuery Injection XQuery Injection CAPEC-250: XML Injection XML Injection CAPEC-276: Inter-component Protocol Manipulation Inter-component Protocol Manipulation CAPEC-277: Data Interchange Protocol Manipulation Data Interchange Protocol Manipulation CAPEC-278: Web Services Protocol Manipulation Web Services Protocol Manipulation CAPEC-279: SOAP Manipulation SOAP Manipulation CAPEC-468: Generic Cross-Browser Cross-Domain Theft Generic Cross-Browser Cross-Domain Theft
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.01%

score

0.42464

percentile

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