CVE-2022-24631
Published: 29 May 2023
Summary
CVE-2022-24631 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Audiocodes Device Manager Express. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 47.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-24631 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting AudioCodes Device Manager Express through version 7.8.20002.47752. The flaw resides in the ajaxTenants.php script and can be triggered through the desc parameter, allowing attacker-controlled content to be persistently stored and later rendered for other users.
An authenticated user with low privileges can supply a malicious payload in the affected parameter. Because the vulnerability has a changed scope, the injected script executes in the browser context of other users who view the tainted data, resulting in limited impacts to confidentiality and integrity while requiring user interaction to trigger.
The EPSS score for this CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0918 on 2026-02-23 before receding to the current value of 0.0029, indicating that exploitation interest emerged after public disclosure. The issue was detailed in a February 2023 Full Disclosure posting on Seclists.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-29507
Vulnerability details
An issue was discovered in AudioCodes Device Manager Express through 7.8.20002.47752. It is stored XSS via the ajaxTenants.php desc parameter.
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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.