CVE-2022-0858 Cross-site scripting vulnerability in ePO

Medium 4.3 Published 23 Mar 2022 Updated 23 Apr 2025

Remote attackers can hijack ePO administrator sessions via crafted links, enabling limited data modification in the interface.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-0858?

CVE-2022-0858 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, published on 23 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee Enterprise ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) prior to 5.10 Update 13 allows a remote attacker to potentially obtain access to an ePO administrator's session by convincing the attacker to click on a carefully crafted link. This would lead to limited ability to alter some information in ePO due to the area of the User Interface the vulnerability is present in.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0858?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0858?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0858 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2022-0858 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0858 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-crg3-773m-8xr8.