CVE-2022-20631 Cisco Enterprise Chat and Email Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Medium 6.1 Published 15 Nov 2024 Updated 15 Nov 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts into the Cisco Enterprise Chat and Email interface, allowing arbitrary code execution or data theft.

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-2022-20631?

CVE-2022-20631 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cisco Enterprise Chat and Email, published on 15 Nov 2024. 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 vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco ECE could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct an XSS attack against a user of the interface of an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the web-based management interface does not properly validate user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by inserting malicious script code in a chat window. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the interface or allow the attacker to access sensitive browser-based information.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20631?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Enterprise Chat and Email.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20631?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-20631 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-2022-20631 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20631 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-whfc-q27m-6qfm.