CVE-2022-4979
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.007 · 54 %ileEUEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.2–5.1
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (13)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (10)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2022-4979cnnvd
- https://support.sitecore.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1001489cnnvd
- https://support.sitecore.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1001539cnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sitecore-xp-cms-managed-cloud-xsscnnvd
- https://support.sitecore.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1001489enisa_euvd
- https://support.sitecore.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1001539enisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sitecore-xp-cms-managed-cloud-xssenisa_euvd
- https://support.sitecore.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1001489nvd
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