CVE-2022-31654Network attack vector

Admin stored XSS via unsanitized configuration

Published Jul 12, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Stored cross-site scripting in VMware vRealize Log Insight before 8.8.2 allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts via configurations. The configuration and alert fields store administrator-supplied content without adequate input sanitization, which executes script when a user views the affected Log Insight interface. Exploitation requires administrator privileges and victim interaction with the stored content, enabling compromise of the viewing session without evidence of direct server takeover.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.42%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored cross-site scripting in VMware vRealize Log Insight before 8.8.2 allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts via configurations. The configuration and alert fields store administrator-supplied content without adequate input sanitization, which executes script when a user views the affected Log Insight interface. Exploitation requires administrator privileges and victim interaction with the stored content, enabling compromise of the viewing session without evidence of direct server takeover.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-31654
Published
Jul 12, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
VMware
Product
VMware Aria Operations for Logs
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 12, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=VMware vRealize Log Insight prior to 8.8.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

VMware · VMware Aria Operations for Logsversion=VMware vRealize Log Insight prior to 8.8.2

Published CVSS scores

5.4NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.9VMwareCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.5NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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