CVE-2022-20765Network attack vector

Authenticated XSS via unsanitized web input

Published May 27, 2022 · Updated Nov 6, 2024

Cross-site scripting in Cisco UCS Director before 6.6 allows remote authenticated users to rewrite pages, read application data, and alter submitted data. The web applications accept unsanitized user input and render attacker-supplied JavaScript in affected pages. Exploitation requires an authenticated account and victim interaction with the tainted page; impact is limited to content, data disclosure, and form-alteration effects described by Cisco.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.56%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in Cisco UCS Director before 6.6 allows remote authenticated users to rewrite pages, read application data, and alter submitted data. The web applications accept unsanitized user input and render attacker-supplied JavaScript in affected pages. Exploitation requires an authenticated account and victim interaction with the tainted page; impact is limited to content, data disclosure, and form-alteration effects described by Cisco.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-20765
Published
May 27, 2022
Updated
Nov 6, 2024
Vendor
ClamAV
Product
Cisco UCS Director
Classifications
CWE-80, CWE-79, T1189
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 27, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=n/a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

ClamAV · Cisco UCS Directorversion=n/a

Published CVSS scores

4.8Cisco Systems, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-80Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1189Drive-by Compromise

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