CVE-2022-34451 Cross-site scripting in PowerPath Management Appliance

Medium 4.8 Published 10 Feb 2023 Updated 24 Mar 2025

An authenticated admin can inject scripts to hijack user sessions or trick victims into sending arbitrary requests in Dell PowerPath Management Appliance.

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

What is CVE-2022-34451?

CVE-2022-34451 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dell PowerPath Management Appliance, published on 10 Feb 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

PowerPath Management Appliance with versions 3.3 & 3.2*, 3.1 & 3.0* contains a Stored Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability. An authenticated admin user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, to hijack user sessions or trick a victim application user into unknowingly send arbitrary requests to the server.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34451?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Powerpath Management Appliance.

How do I fix CVE-2022-34451?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34451 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-2022-34451 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34451 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q972-6f2p-c9wf.