CVE-2022-42452Network attack vector

Stored cross-site scripting via unsanitized stored HTML

Published Mar 30, 2023 · Updated Feb 12, 2025

Stored cross-site scripting in HCL DevOps Deploy allows remote authenticated users to execute script in another user's browser. The application stores supplied HTML and later includes it in a rendered page without sanitization, permitting injected markup to execute or redirect the viewer. A low-privileged user must submit the content and a separate user must view the affected page; the documented impact is limited to browser-side disclosure or modification, with no service interruption.

CVSS severity4.6
Medium
EPSS probability0.34%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored cross-site scripting in HCL DevOps Deploy allows remote authenticated users to execute script in another user's browser. The application stores supplied HTML and later includes it in a rendered page without sanitization, permitting injected markup to execute or redirect the viewer. A low-privileged user must submit the content and a separate user must view the affected page; the documented impact is limited to browser-side disclosure or modification, with no service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-42452
Published
Mar 30, 2023
Updated
Feb 12, 2025
Vendor
HCL Software
Product
HCL DevOps Deploy
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 30, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 6.2.7.18, 7.0 -7.0.5.13, 7.1-7.1.2.9, 7.2-7.2.3.2, 7.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

HCL Software · HCL DevOps Deployversion=< 6.2.7.18, 7.0 -7.0.5.13, 7.1-7.1.2.9, 7.2-7.2.3.2, 7.3

Published CVSS scores

4.6HCL SoftwareCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

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

Public exploit references

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