CVE-2022-23165 Sysaid – Sysaid 14.2.0 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Reflected XSS in SysAid allows attackers to execute client-side code and steal sensitive data if Offline Help Pages are exposed.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-23165?
CVE-2022-23165 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Sysaid, published on 12 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Sysaid – Sysaid 14.2.0 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) - The parameter "helpPageName" used by the page "/help/treecontent.jsp" suffers from a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. For an attacker to exploit this Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability, it's necessary for the affected product to expose the Offline Help Pages. An attacker may gain access to sensitive information or execute client-side code in the browser session of the victim user. Furthermore, an attacker would require the victim to open a malicious link. An attacker may exploit this vulnerability in order to perform phishing attacks. The attacker can receive sensitive data like server details, usernames, workstations, etc. He can also perform actions such as uploading files, deleting calls from the system
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23165?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sysaid Sysaid.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23165?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23165 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-2022-23165 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23165 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sysaid
- CVE-2023-47246 SysAid Server Path Traversal
- CVE-2025-2775 SysAid On-Prem Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
- CVE-2025-2776 SysAid On-Prem Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
- CVE-2024-36393 SysAid - CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
- CVE-2025-2777 SysAid On-Prem <= 23.3.40 lshw Proceessing XML External Entity Injection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8mf9-jm2g-r5q7.