CVE-2022-35698
Published: 14 October 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-35698 is a critical-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Adobe Commerce. Its CVSS base score is 10.0 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 15.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.4-p1 and earlier as well as 2.4.5 and earlier are affected by a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-35698. The flaw is classified under CWE-79 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 10.0, reflecting network-accessible attack vectors that require no user interaction.
An attacker who can authenticate to the application can store malicious script content that executes with the privileges of other users, ultimately enabling post-authentication arbitrary code execution on the affected instance. The absence of a required user-interaction step widens the practical attack surface beyond typical reflected XSS scenarios.
The official Adobe security bulletin APSB22-48, referenced at helpx.adobe.com, details the affected Magento releases and provides remediation guidance including the application of vendor-supplied patches.
EPSS for the CVE rose from a low baseline to a recorded peak of 0.0649 on 2026-02-03 before receding to the current value of 0.0219, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-38573
Vulnerability details
Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.4-p1 (and earlier) and 2.4.5 (and earlier) are affected by a Stored Cross-site Scripting vulnerability. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and could result in a post-authentication arbitrary code execution.
- 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.