# CVE-2022-39988: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary web scripts via XSS in Centreon's service template parameter, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cfrc-r536-2qfw

## What is CVE-2022-39988?

CVE-2022-39988 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Centreon Centreon, published on 6 Oct 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

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Centreon 22.04.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Service>Templates service_alias parameter.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39988?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Centreon Centreon.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-39988?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-39988 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-39988 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39988 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Centreon Centreon

- [CVE-2021-37558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37558/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-17647](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17647/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-21024](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-21024/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-16194](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16194/): SQL injection in Centreon (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-19281](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19281/): Centreon allows SNMP trap SQL Injection (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-39988 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-39988 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Centreon Centreon, published on 6 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39988 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Centreon Centreon. 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-2022-39988/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39988/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-39988
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39988
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-39988

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39988/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.