CVE-2022-33935 Cross-site scripting in Data Protection Advisor

Medium 5.4 Published 30 Aug 2022 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Stored XSS in Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor allows attackers to execute malicious scripts, leading to information disclosure or session theft.

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-2022-33935?

CVE-2022-33935 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dell Data Protection Advisor, published on 30 Aug 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

Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor versions 19.6 and earlier, contains a Stored Cross Site Scripting, an attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the storage of malicious HTML or JavaScript codes in a trusted application data store. When a victim user accesses the data store through their browsers, the malicious code gets executed by the web browser in the context of the vulnerable web application. Exploitation may lead to information disclosure, session theft, or client-side request forgery.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-33935?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Emc Data Protection Advisor.

How do I fix CVE-2022-33935?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-33935 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-2022-33935 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33935 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jv78-qfm7-p5qh.