What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-24692?

CVE-2022-24692 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.5%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2022-24692?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2022-24692. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.5%.

Dsknet CVE-2022-24692

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2022-07-18 cve@mitre.org

RCE XSS Dsknet

5.4

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.4 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 18, 2022 - 13:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in DSK DSKNet 2.16.136.0 and 2.17.136.5. The new menu option within the general Parameters page is vulnerable to stored XSS. The attacker can create a menu option, make it visible to every application user, and conduct session hijacking, account takeover, or malicious code delivery, with the final goal of achieving client-side code execution.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in DSK DSKNet 2.16.136.0 and 2.17.136.5. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. An issue was discovered in DSK DSKNet 2.16.136.0 and 2.17.136.5. The new menu option within the general Parameters page is vulnerable to stored XSS. The attacker can create a menu option, make it visible to every application user, and conduct session hijacking, account takeover, or malicious code delivery, with the final goal of achieving client-side code execution. Affected products include: Dsk Dsknet.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.