CVE-2022-36859

Script execution via improperly validated input

Published Sep 9, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Cross-site scripting in Samsung Electronics SmartTagPlugin before 1.2.21-6 allows attackers to execute script on victim devices. SmartTagPlugin improperly validates attacker-controlled input before using it as web content; Samsung has not disclosed the affected function or input field. Existing privileges are required, and successful exploitation executes script in the plugin's victim-side web context.

CVSS severity5.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.39%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in Samsung Electronics SmartTagPlugin before 1.2.21-6 allows attackers to execute script on victim devices. SmartTagPlugin improperly validates attacker-controlled input before using it as web content; Samsung has not disclosed the affected function or input field. Existing privileges are required, and successful exploitation executes script in the plugin's victim-side web context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-36859
Published
Sep 9, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Samsung Electronics
Product
SmartTagPlugin
Classifications
CWE-79, CWE-20
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 9, 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=unspecified <1.2.21-6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Samsung Electronics · SmartTagPluginversion=unspecified <1.2.21-6

Published CVSS scores

4.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.7Samsung MobileCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-20Improper Input Validation

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