Sitecore Experience Platform cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sitecore Experience Platform, Content Mangement System and Managed Cloud and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-4979. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sitecore Experience Platform, Content Mangement System and Managed Cloud (the affected version unknown). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) 7.5 - 10.2 and CMS 7.2 - 7.2 Update-6 that may allow authenticated Sitecore Shell users to be tricked into executing custom JS code. Managed Cloud Standard customers who run the affected Sitecore Experience Platform / CMS versions are also affected.

The advisory is shared at support.sitecore.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-4979 since 07/24/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-55211). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

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Cloud Software

Vendor

Sitecore

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/24/2025 CVE reserved
07/25/2025 +1 days Advisory disclosed
07/25/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/29/2025 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: KB1001489
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-4979 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-4979
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-317733
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/25/2025 19:23
Updated: 07/29/2025 16:26
Changes: 07/25/2025 19:23 (65), 07/25/2025 19:46 (1), 07/29/2025 16:26 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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