# CVE-2022-46389: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability found on logout functionality

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript via reflected XSS in the logout functionality, 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:** 17 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 6 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9q54-3p63-8rwp

## What is CVE-2022-46389?

CVE-2022-46389 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ServiceNow Now Platform, published on 17 Apr 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

There exists a reflected XSS within the logout functionality of ServiceNow versions lower than Quebec Patch 10 Hotfix 11b, Rome Patch 10 Hotfix 3b, San Diego Patch 9, Tokyo Patch 4, and Utah GA. This enables an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the browser-based web console.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-46389?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Servicenow Servicenow.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-46389?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-46389 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-46389 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-46389 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ServiceNow Now Platform

- [CVE-2024-4879](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4879/): ServiceNow Improper Input Validation (critical 9.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-5217](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5217/): ServiceNow Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs (critical 9.2, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-43684](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43684/): ACL bypass in Reporting functionality (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-8923](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8923/): Sandbox Escape in Now Platform (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2018-7748](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7748/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-46389 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-46389 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ServiceNow Now Platform, published on 17 Apr 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-2022-46389 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ServiceNow Now 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-2022-46389/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46389/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-46389
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46389
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-46389

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46389/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.