HelpSystems Cobalt Strike up to 4.7 Username cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in HelpSystems Cobalt Strike up to 4.7. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument Username causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-39197. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HelpSystems Cobalt Strike up to 4.7 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument username 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:

An XSS (Cross Site Scripting) vulnerability was found in HelpSystems Cobalt Strike through 4.7 that allowed a remote attacker to execute HTML on the Cobalt Strike teamserver. To exploit the vulnerability, one must first inspect a Cobalt Strike payload, and then modify the username field in the payload (or create a new payload with the extracted information and then modify that username field to be malformed).

The weakness was released 09/22/2022. The advisory is shared at cobaltstrike.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-39197 since 09/02/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is declared as attacked. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 03/30/2023 with a due date of 04/20/2023:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading to version 4.7.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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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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Status: Attacked

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cobalt Strike 4.7.1

Timelineinfo

09/02/2022 🔍
09/22/2022 +20 days 🔍
09/22/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/29/2025 +950 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cobaltstrike.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-39197 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-39197
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209281
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/22/2022 08:01
Updated: 04/29/2025 17:52
Changes: 09/22/2022 08:01 (40), 10/22/2022 09:17 (11), 04/28/2024 11:27 (27), 09/27/2024 13:49 (2), 01/28/2025 23:29 (12), 04/29/2025 17:52 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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