# CVE-2022-38220: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the Quest KACE SMA interface, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **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:** 28 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 18 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h3vx-9gm4-8j74

## What is CVE-2022-38220?

CVE-2022-38220 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Feb 2023. 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

An XSS vulnerability exists within Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) through 12.1 that may allow remote injection of arbitrary web script or HTML.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38220?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-38220?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38220 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-38220 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38220 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2025-32975](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-32975/): Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) Improper Authentication (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-32084](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32084/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-32086](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32086/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-32088](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32088/): An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-29807](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29807/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-38220 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-38220 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Feb 2023. 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-2022-38220 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2022-38220/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38220/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38220
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38220
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38220

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38220/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.