dotCMS up to 22.06 Admin Portal cross site scripting ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in dotCMS up to 22.06 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Admin Portal. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-37431. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The presence of this vulnerability remains uncertain at this time.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in dotCMS up to 22.06 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Admin Portal. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A Reflected Cross-site scripting (XSS) issue was discovered in dotCMS Core through 22.06. This occurs in the admin portal when the configuration has XSS_PROTECTION_ENABLED=false.

The weakness was presented 08/05/2022 as FG-VD-22-062. It is possible to read the advisory at fortiguard.fortinet.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-37431 since 08/05/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FG-VD-22-062
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2022-37431 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-37431
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-205663

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2022 12:54
Updated: 04/30/2025 13:27
Changes: 08/05/2022 12:54 (39), 08/03/2024 14:48 (28), 04/30/2025 13:27 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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