CVE-2022-38653 HCL Digital Experience is susceptible to cross-site scripting (XSS)
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into HCL Digital Experience, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.
- 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-2022-38653?
CVE-2022-38653 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in HCL Digital Experience, published on 15 Dec 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In HCL Digital Experience, customized XSS payload can be constructed such that it is served in the application unencoded.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38653?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hcltech Digital Experience.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38653?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38653 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-2022-38653 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38653 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HCL Digital Experience
- CVE-2023-37538 HCL Digital Experience is susceptible to cross site scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2026-21837 HCL Digital Experience is affected by an OS command injection vulnerability in the Digital Asset Management API
- CVE-2020-14255 HCL Digital Experience 9.5 containers include vulnerabilities that could expose sensitive data to unauthorized parties via crafted requests.
- CVE-2026-21825 HCL Digital Experience Compose is affected by a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search center
- CVE-2026-21826 HCL Digital Experience and HCL Digital Experience Compose could be susceptible to Host header injection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-63gh-hfrq-8rph.