# CVE-2022-36965: Stored and DOM XSS in QoE Applications: Orion Platform

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized inputs in the QoE application, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 20 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2p9x-6v53-f7f4

## What is CVE-2022-36965?

CVE-2022-36965 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SolarWinds Orion Platform, published on 30 Sep 2022. 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

Insufficient sanitization of inputs in QoE application input field could lead to stored and Dom based XSS attack. This issue is fixed and released in SolarWinds Platform (2022.3.0).

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36965?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Solarwinds Solarwinds Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-36965?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36965 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-36965 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36965 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SolarWinds Orion Platform

- [CVE-2023-40061](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40061/): Insecure Job Execution Mechanism Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-35188](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35188/): SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2023-50395](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50395/): SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2023-40056](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40056/): SolarWinds Platform SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2023-40062](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40062/): Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-36965 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-36965 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SolarWinds Orion Platform, published on 30 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36965 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SolarWinds Orion Platform. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36965/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36965/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36965
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36965
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-36965

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36965/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.