CVE-2022-23861
Published: 22 October 2024
Summary
CVE-2022-23861 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Ysoft Safeq. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 45.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-28786
Vulnerability details
Multiple Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities were discovered in Y Soft SAFEQ 6 Build 53. Multiple fields in the YSoft SafeQ web application can be used to inject malicious inputs that, due to a lack of output sanitization, result in the…
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execution of arbitrary JS code. These fields can be leveraged to perform XSS attacks on legitimate users accessing the SafeQ web interface.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.