CVE-2022-20632 Cisco Enterprise Chat and Email Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
An unauthenticated remote attacker can execute arbitrary script code or access sensitive browser-based information by tricking a user into clicking a crafted link in the Cisco ECE 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-2022-20632?
CVE-2022-20632 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 persuading a user of the interface to click a crafted link. 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-2022-20632?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Enterprise Chat and Email.
How do I fix CVE-2022-20632?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-20632 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-2022-20632 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20632 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2024-20484 Cisco Enterprise Chat and Email Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-1877 Cisco Enterprise Chat and Email Attachment Download Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-20310 Cisco Enterprise Chat and Email Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-20631 Cisco Enterprise Chat and Email Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h9rr-c3mp-g793.