CVE-2022-4556 Alinto SOGo Identity SOGoUserDefaults.m _migrateMailIdentities cross site scripting

Low 3.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the fullName argument in SOGo Identity Handler, potentially compromising user sessions.

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

What is CVE-2022-4556?

CVE-2022-4556 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Alinto SOGo, published on 16 Dec 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 vulnerability was found in Alinto SOGo up to 5.7.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function _migrateMailIdentities of the file SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoUserDefaults.m of the component Identity Handler. The manipulation of the argument fullName leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 5.8.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is efac49ae91a4a325df9931e78e543f707a0f8e5e. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-215960.

Weakness: CWE-707

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4556?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Alinto Sogo.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4556?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2022-4556 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4556 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4556, GHSA-vxr5-ghr8-4787, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4556.

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