CVE-2022-25630 Cross-site scripting in Symantec Messaging Gateway

Medium 5.4 Published 9 Dec 2022 Updated 23 Apr 2025

An authenticated user can inject malicious scripts into the admin group policy page, potentially compromising administrator accounts.

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

What is CVE-2022-25630?

CVE-2022-25630 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Symantec Messaging Gateway, published on 9 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An authenticated user can embed malicious content with XSS into the admin group policy page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25630?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Symantec Messaging Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2022-25630?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25630 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-2022-25630 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25630 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3m6m-9xmh-j828.