What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-38653?

CVE-2022-38653 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: 0.3%.

Digital Experience CVE-2022-38653

MEDIUM

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

2022-12-19 psirt@hcl.com

XSS Digital Experience

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

Dec 19, 2022 - 11:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionNVD

In HCL Digital Experience, customized XSS payload can be constructed such that it is served in the application unencoded.

AnalysisAI

In HCL Digital Experience, customized XSS payload can be constructed such that it is served in the application unencoded. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. 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. In HCL Digital Experience, customized XSS payload can be constructed such that it is served in the application unencoded. Affected products include: Hcltech Digital Experience.

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.